If you compare those statistics with those from March 31, you see that more than half the reported 2,732 deaths this month are military aged males - who take up far less than 25% of Gaza's population.
Chances are that the vast majority of them are members of armed terrorist groups.
The self-reporting mechanism from families of "martyrs," which the ministry seems to cross check for accuracy, show that 56% of those reported under that system are military age males.
There are other notable statistics that the media somehow manages to avoid mentioning.
You remember the many stories about Gaza children supposedly dying of starvation and malnutrition? At the end of March, the health ministry counted 28 of them.
All month we were told that Israel is not allowing sufficient food into Gaza, especially the north, and mass starvation is imminent. But today, the count of those who died from starvation remains the same: 28.
It isn't quite a famine when there are no victims.
One other statistic published that media and NGOs are curiously uncurious about: nearly half the patients who are requested to get treatment in Egypt or abroad are rejected, apparently by Egypt.
It is fascinating to see so starkly that reporters and "human rights" organizations lose all interest in Gaza's statistics when they make Israel look good, or make Egypt look bad.
