In Gaza, the IDF's own figures show that 87% of those killed were civilians.

Question

By other data, not the least of which is comes from non-government Ukrainian sources such as Artem Dmytruk. Meanwhile in Gaza, the IDF's own figures show that 87% of those killed were civilians. It's also interesting that you fail to acknowledge Ukrainian attacks on civilians with drones.

Answer 1

This claim is false. The actual figure is 83%. A joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call found that of the 53,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks, as reported by the Gaza Health Ministry toll in May of 2025 (United Nations), "fighters named in the Israeli military intelligence database accounted for just 17% of the total." This indicates that 83% of the dead were civilians. Both the Israeli military and the United Nations consider the Gaza health ministry toll reliable (Source: The Guardian and United Nations). This information came directly from a Israeli military database and was reported on by The Guardian, which is considered a reputable source, albeit with a slightly left-leaning bias. +972 Magazine and Local Call, both Israeli-based news organizations, corroborated these statistics. Nonetheless, other reliable organizations report the same statistic, including Action on Armed Violence, a London-based non-governmental organization. 

It is important to note that this death toll is outdated; the current Palestinian death toll stands at approximately 67,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as reported by Reuters and NPR.

Answer 2

This claim is not entirely true. Though the death rates of civilians in Gaza are still staggering, the stat of 87% is slightly exaggerated. These claims refer to an article published by The Guardian and +972 Magazine in August 2025, which showed leaked IDF data of the Gaza civilian death toll being 83%. Israel disputes this reports findings, but it does not give specifics of the civilian death toll rates in Gaza. According to the most recent article published by The Guardian regarding civilian death tolls in Gaza, 15 out of every 16 people killed in Gaza by the Israelis are civilians. This article was published in September of 2025. With all this being said, it is important to note that, when it comes to genocide, numbers can be deflated or inflated for media purposes and engagement. 

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/19/civilians-made-up-15-of-every-16-people-israel-killed-in-gaza-since-march-data-suggests

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/first-thing-israeli-military-own-data-83-per-cent-civilian-death-rate-gaza