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[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Where does it say 300 “unintended” casualties a day? The only reference I can find in the article is an average of 300 a day total.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Civilian casualties are generally implicitly considered to be unintentional. I’m just saying that I don’t think the IDF is putting much effort at all into minimizing civilian casualties.

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the article doesn’t specify 300 civilian deaths, it’s all encompassing. Casualties also includes injuries, not just deaths.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

From the top of the article:

On average, nearly 300 people have been killed each day since the start of the conflict, excluding the seven-day ceasefire, data from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry indicates. The World Health Organization's regional emergency director Richard Brennan says he considers these casualty figures trustworthy.

Your “akshually” reaction could be charitably described as grating and diversionary. Don’t be an ass.

[–] theyoyomaster@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cool, so your entire post was calling out the bot for not including a word that doesn't appear anywhere in the article and isn't correct for describing what is stated in the article. Got it. Not really sure what you're getting at here, are you mad at the bot for not lying to make it fit your views on the conflict? 300 isn't the "unintended" figure, it is the total figure. It's also an average for a wildly varying number across the last several months. Any way you look at it though it doesn't represent only "unintended" deaths because that is literally not what the article says.

I’m not playing this game with you.