Recent statements by President Biden have sparked controversy as he references a death toll of 30,000 in Gaza, a figure purportedly provided by Hamas. Critics argue that this number is inflated, pointing out that even Hamas's own Ministry of Health acknowledges the figure includes at least 20,000 Hamas combatants among the casualties. This has led to accusations of the Biden administration uncritically accepting and propagating Hamas's statistics, despite Israel's assertion that it has killed over 13,000 members of Hamas. The debate highlights the complexities of distinguishing between combatant and civilian casualties in the conflict. Critics, including prominent voices on social media, accuse Biden of 'shamelessly parroting' Hamas's statistics, while others point out that the media often 'buys' these inflated figures without sufficient scrutiny.
Hamas is lying. And Biden & co happily repeat the lies, slandering Israel…. https://t.co/HCjUlXITvA
To be clear, 30,000 civilians have not died in Gaza. The Hamas run Gaza Health Ministry casualty numbers do not distinguish between Hamas combatants & Palestinian civilian noncombatants. Israel says they have killed over 13,000 members of Hamas. By omission, the Gaza Health…
Biden seems to be accepting the Hamas death toll of 30,000 as accurate enough to reference. https://t.co/e5sFOr6jJc
🚨 President Biden accused Israel of killing 30,000 Palestinian civilians. Even Hamas doesn't claim that! Hamas Ministry of Health claims a total 30,000 deaths. That's a made-up number, which even according to them includes killed terrorists (at least 20,000).
Hamas lies. And the media buys it. https://t.co/cfsUS7MZco
Biden continues to shamelessly parrot Hamas statistics. https://t.co/jTtakRi9Qf