Dispatch #170 White Lesbian Age 73 Considers That IDF Database Shows 83% of Gaza Dead Are Civilians – An Unprecedented Civilian Kill Rate Aided by Double Tap Airstrikes

August 30th 2025 

Day 222 White Supremacist Misogynist Christian Nationalist Regime 

163 Days Since SCOTUS Ruled American Women Don’t Have Human Rights

693 Days Since Israel Began Genocidal Campaign on Palestinians in Gaza

IDF database suggests 83% of Gaza dead were civilians. Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed some 8,900 militants in its attacks on Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare, a joint investigation finds. │+972 │Yuval Abraham │21 August 2025.  Yuval Abraham describes in detail the results of his investigative reporting that includes access to classified Israeli Defense Force files and interviews with current and former IDF high-ranking officials. Regular IDF reports that Israel was killing tens of thousands of Hamas militants were based on verbal guestimates with no evidence from IDF soldiers.

Maj. Gen. (res.) Itzhak Brik, who served for many years as a commander in the Israeli army and later as Ombudsman for Soldiers’ Complaints, explained how this outlook [accepting reports without evidence] fueled a culture of lying. “They created a measure [whereby] the more you killed, the more you succeeded, and as a result they lied about how many they killed,” he said, describing the numbers presented by the IDF Spokesperson as “one of the most serious bluffs” in Israel’s history.

“They lie non-stop — both the military echelon and the political echelon,” Brik added. “In every raid, the IDF Spokesperson’s announcements said: ‘Hundreds of terrorists were killed,’” he continued. “It’s true that hundreds were killed, but they weren’t terrorists. There is absolutely no connection between the numbers they announce and what is actually happening.” While speaking to soldiers whose job was to examine and identify the bodies of people the army kills in Gaza, he said they told him: “Everyone the army says it killed, most of them are [civilians]. Period.”  https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-database-83-percent-civilians-militants/ 

Israel kills Middle East Eye journalists in double-tap strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital. │Middle East Eye│25 August 2025.

Israeli forces bombed the fourth floor of the facility at around 11am local time (09:00 BST), then moments later, according to videos seen by MEE, fired a second missile deliberately at reporters, bystanders and first responders who had gathered to help recover the dead and wounded.

At the time of the attack, videos showed smoke billowing from an upper level at the hospital as rescue workers, standing on what appeared to be a staircase, appealed to those at ground level for help. Then the second missile struck the exact area where they had amassed. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-middle-east-eye-journalists-gaza-nasser-hospital 

Israel bombed Gaza hospital a second time, killing rescuers, say health officials. At least 20 people, including five journalists, died as they rushed to help those wounded in the first strike. │ The Guardian│25 August 2025.

The first strike hit the top floor of a building at the Nasser hospital, killing the Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri and others. Journalists and rescuers then rushed to the scene to help the wounded, when a second bomb struck the same spot, 15 minutes later.

A live video from AlGhad TV captured the moments of their killings, showing civil defence workers wearing bright orange vests and journalists raising their hands to shield themselves seconds before the second bomb kills them. A second video showed the aftermath of the bombings, with the bodies of the first responders and journalists lying on top of one another, bloody and covered in dust. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/25/journalists-among-people-killed-by-israeli-strike-on-gaza-hospital 

The unbearably shocking video documents the horrific brutality and utter depravity of Israel’s campaign of genocide and terror.  We witness and understand all rules to protect civilians are irretrievably dismantled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYizw1N64eg 

‘Double tap’ airstrikes: How Israel targets Gaza rescue efforts. In the aftermath of bombings, the Israeli army routinely fires on Palestinian rescue workers, paramedics, and other civilians to prevent them from saving the wounded, an investigation reveals.  │+972 │Yuval Abraham │24 July 2025.

Yuval Abraham, describing in detail how he investigated this issue, reports that his investigation reveals that the army has adopted the practice known as “double tap” strikes as standard procedure in Gaza. In order to increase the likelihood that a target will die, the army routinely carries out additional attacks in the area of an initial bombing, sometimes intentionally killing paramedics and others involved in rescue efforts.

The double tap strike technique is widely considered illegal under international law — not only because it deliberately targets first responders such as journalists, rescue workers, and medics, but also because it aims to deter rescue efforts altogether and cause further harm to civilians.  https://www.972mag.com/double-tap-israel-gaza-airstrikes-rescue/ 

To date, US has spent more than $26B funding Israel’s genocide campaign in Gaza. Trump recently met with Tony Blair and son-in-law Jared Kushner to plan the development of Gaza post-ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. www.axios.com/2025/08/27/blair-kushner-gaza-trump-post-war-plan