Western journalists aren’t conspiring in the way you are describing. Ask yourself, “From which source do each of these figures come?”

If you said Hamas, you are correct.

Does Hamas differentiate between their fighters and ordinary civilians?

No, they do not.

So ask yourself, “Is the IDF *so fucking bad* at targeting Hamas combatants that *all* of these kills are innocents?” Give the IDF *some* credit. What’s the ratio? 2:1? Even if it’s1:1, that would be tragic, but it would mean that these reported numbers of innocent deaths should be calculated at 50% of what they are reported to be. That’s how math works.

Now, ask, “Why doesn’t Hamas admit that their fighters are being killed in battle?”

If you said, “Because they want the situation to look worse than it is,” you are correct.

Al Jazeera regularly reports the number of deaths inaccurately high.

So much so that *even the Palestinian Authority* has repeatedly placed bans on Jazeera reporting, including earlier this year in the West Bank.

You *are* being lied to, you’re just not correct about who’s most guilty of spreading said lies.