Israel are going to start WWIII

I can't find any reputable* sources that say the ratio is between 1.5 and 2.0.

Sources I have read suggest the ratio is around 8:1.

That's not to say you're wrong. But if you could post your sources, that would be helpful.

'* I have discounted data from IDF and Benjamin Natanyahu

You've quoted a source that uses IDF data from December 2023

This source, which provides a number of data points which, if you discount IDF and Benjamin Netanhayu, shows a ratio that closely matches the UN overall number.

Given you posted this:

The combatant-civilian death ratio in Gaza varies from source to source but pretty much every reputable sources says that it is between 1.5-2.0.

perhaps you could post the rest of your sources that put the ratio between 1.5 and 2.0?

I would class killing 15k kids as evil too. I guess we will see what Israel achieve in these two campaigns. They haven't got rid of hamas or hezbollah yet and there is no indication they will prevent Iran from continuing to support these proxies in the future.

I see israel has murdered another journalist, Mohammed Al-Tanani. This time in broad daylight, during a live broadcast while wearing his full press gear. Absolute scum.

Their supporters will be wetting their pants with glee. Maybe he was one of those human shields we hear about.

Like I said a few pages back, don't underestimate the sheer scale of israeli attempts to influence people to support israel. There isn't any group they wont make a pitch to.

You would naturally assume people opposed to mass migration and the damage it does to indigenous peoples would naturally sympathise with the indigenous Palestinians who've been overwhelmed by hostile settlers who've built israel over the graves and ruins of the Palestinians. You would think so. But there is a pitch for israel even there.

One complaint people against mass migration can have is the sheer powerlessness of their own governments. People simply walk, boat or fly across borders which are seemingly undefended. A very common theme is the host country being exploited, taken advantage of, of being weak and being seen to be weak.

These people can be offered the chance to live vicariously through israeli "strength", a state which does not only defend its own borders with lethal force, but pushes out past them to drive back any threats. And it does so with clear cut calls to arms, not defeated shrugging that nothing can be done. There will be a market segment which finds this appealing and wish their own country could learn from how israel does things. They will never get that of course, but in the meantime they can support israel. Worshippers of power, basically. And don't think the brutality of israeli actions will ever be a problem for this pitch - if anything it will help sell the message. Look at ISIS recruitment: they were deliberately cruel and savage, and it attracted people to it because of the cruelty and savagery, not despite it.

It's telling how often you'll see people gloating about israeli strikes and atrocities.

excellent summation in a far more articulate way than i could ever put it

So much for self-defence and "taking out Hezbollah"

As reported by the BBC:

Israel strikes vital irrigation canal in southern Lebanon - river authority
published at 18:34 British Summer Time

Rami Ruhayem
BBC Arabic

Israel struck vital irrigation infrastructure in Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon, causing heavy damage and endangering Lebanon’s food security, according to Sami Alawieh, the head of the Litani River National Authority.

Israeli strikes first hit a main irrigation canal in the Arzay area northeast of Tyre, destroying it and cutting off water from much of the southern coast of Lebanon - from the outskirts of Sidon to the outskirts of Naqoora, he says.

Then, it struck roads leading to the main pumping station in Qasmiyeh, further south from Arzay, he adds.

“They hit all our means of distributing water,” Alawieh tells the BBC.

Water from the damaged channel flooded nearby agricultural land, causing widespread losses.

“This is civilian infrastructure, protected by international humanitarian law,” he says. “This could be a war crime and a systemic policy aimed at preventing Lebanon from exploiting its water resources.”

The BBC has approached the Israeli military for comment.

The only way it is correct (and that's with the IDF actually accepting Hamas civilian figures) is if the IDF designates all adult males as Hamas.

Now that is certainly possible to believe.

Ban international journalists / media / reporters and target the local media - that is the Israeli way

I have a bullsh1t detector.

Moran Yanai was a hostage. She told ITN that, when she was taken into Gaza, everyone from the smallest child to the eldest person was celebrating evil.

Well, for context Yanai was at a dance festival being held within walking distance of the worlds largest open air prison camp.

One other point I'd make is for all the accusations of mass rape by the Palestinians, Yanai seemingly wasn't raped, nor did she mention anyone else being raped. She was treated cruelly of course, but it could have been worse - she could have been a Palestinian held by the israelis. They definitely rape their hostages.

'' Israel, it's army and it's government are actually a machine of lies. '' How true.

If the US has ruled out oil and nuclear, that leaves military targets and leadership, possibly the energy grid as you say.

Military targets appear "low value" so leadership seems to be very much on the table on the basis of simple elimination.

Reading this again: "The Iranian attack was aggressive but inaccurate. In contrast, our attack will be deadly, pinpoint accurate, and most importantly, surprising - they will not know what happened or how it happened. They will just see the results."

Tactical nuke? Surely not…

This is a key point : terrorists fighting against a terrorist state. Two sets of 'bad guys' and nobody emerges from it with any credit.

No you aren't actually persecuted. That's why it's a complex.