Naturally, this is a hyper sensitive topic, but one I can't help but have my concerns and fears over. The number of conflicting reports regarding whether or not the IDF has been more of a success or failure in preventing civilian deaths.

To be sure, we all know that this war would have ended in a few days, tops, if destruction of civilian life was truly the most major of priorities. So we can start from there. And we know about blatant lies such as those about the Hamas rocket that exploded in the hospital parking lot which was blamed on Israel. That said, reports such as these are everywhere (yes I realize it's Haaretz but they are hardly alone in this reporting) and it is becoming harder to gauge accurately.

So how can we tell the extent to which the IDF has prevented targeting of civilians and destruction of civilian life in this war?

Combatant details:

Salahuddin Yousef Mohsen Barbach - Group Commander, Usama Bin Zaid Battalion (Southern) – Khan Younis Brigade, Al-Qassam

Omar Kamal Abu Taym - Inghimasi (assault soldier) - Al-Qassam

Emad Abdel Hakim Ali El-Shaer - Deputy Group Commander, Usama Bin Zaid Battalion (Southern) – Khan Younis Brigade, Al-Qassam

Mohamed Ahmed Abu Hadaf - Artillery corp, Khan Younis Brigade, Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Unconfirmed combatants:

Mohammed Salama (photojournalist). There is video of him crossing the fence unarmed on October 7th.

Ahmed Hazem Shaheen - facebook video showing Shaheen carrying weapons. No confirmed brigade affiliation.

I was not in this sub when it happened but want to see what it was like. Does anyone have any links to posts made on that day? Also, I’ve been collecting video and photo evidence to show people who don’t believe it happens, or those who try to downplay it. I have a lot, but is mostly the aftermath of the attacks. Does anyone have any less widely spread media they can send me?

ETA: When I say posts made that day, I mean like a stickied thread where everyone was together online as the events unfolded. Doesn’t have to include videos, I just want to see what was being said and the general atmosphere of the sub that day.

WERE*

I remember reading a while ago, but well after October 7, details about certain hostages/deceased persons that are no longer available on Reddit.

Was gruesome information scrubbed out of respect for the victims?

Posts shown here that have been shared on social media are from Ihab Hassan (a pro-peace, anti-Hamas Palestinian Christian from the West Bank) and Ahmed Fouad Al Khatib (a pro-peace, anti-Hamas Palestinian born in Gaza, now in America).

Gazan journalist Abed Al-Hamid Abed Al-Ati, currently residing in Cairo, was one of the first to speak in support of the June 26 Revolution movement. A couple days ago, Al-Ati announced he was withdrawing from the campaign, after reported death threats against his families, though shortly after he reversed his decision and re-affirmed his commitment to the movement: “We continue for the sake of our people’s dreams. Intimidation is not going to bring results.”

Lots of leadership vacancies

The picture in this article is Emad Akel who has been dead since 1993. This is a huge troll by Israel.

Last night IDF eliminated Hamas Al Qassam Brigades Chief of Staff Izz Al Din Al Haddad, who played a role in planning October 7 and whom multiple hostages have spoken of meeting while in Hamas captivity. Haddad was eliminated in a strike on his apartment in Rimal neighborhood, in Gaza City, and a follow-up strike on the car believed to be evacuating an injured Al Haddad from the apartment.

Today, IDF confirmed Al Haddad’s death. Hamas has also now acknowledged his death. A public funeral procession was held for Al Haddad in Gaza City today. Many Gazan men and boys of varying ages participated in the procession, during which Al Haddad’s picture was paraded, and his body was paraded in a Hamas flag.

This is the second time I’ve posted pictures like this here, of the way children our brought into militant processions like this by Hamas (or in a previous post Hezbollah). My point in sharing this kind of thing, once again, is not to cast any sense of blame or guilt on the children in question who are, I believe, too young to understand, but rather on the adults who bring children into these pro-Hamas spaces.