Most of those killed in Gaza over the past year were adult men, by far ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Most of those killed in Gaza over the past year were adult men, by far

One of the memes of the media during the Gaza war is that the majority of victims are women and children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. (In the first months of the war, the media routinely quoted Hamas that 70% of the victims were women and children, but MoH data never supported that bogus statistic.)

But the "majority women and children" claim is no longer true, even in MoH data.

As of the last MoH update, the total number of all adult men killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023 is higher than the number of women and children.

But this doesn't tell the whole story.

Throughout the war, the percentage of adult male casualties (even excluding elderly) has steadily increased in the MoH lists. So I asked Epstein to provide me with his data so I can examine specifically the percentage of those killed in recent months that have been adult males.

Since June 30, 2024, the percentage of those killed in Gaza that were men between 18-59 has outnumbered women and children by seven percentage points, 51.5% - 44.5% (elderly men excluded.)

Since the October 7, 2024 MoH release, the percentage difference has been 15.6 percentage points - 56.1% - 40.5%.

Considering that adult males make up only about 25% of Gaza's population, this is proof positive that Israel is not indiscriminately attacking Gaza civilians. The overwhelming majority of those killed in the past eight months have been adult males under 60.

For an urban war, this is phenomenal. The IDF has never targeted civilians, but during the course of the war it has kept continuously improving in pinpointing terrorists, even managing to kill Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, in a tunnel directly underneath the European Hospital without any civilian deaths.

Israel is targeting Hamas. The numbers prove it.