Leaked Israeli intelligence figures list 7,330 militants confirmed killed and 1,570 probably dead. The IDF reportedly treats that internal database as the authoritative tally of militant casualties. Gaza Health Ministry totals do not distinguish militants from civilians, and those totals are reportedly considered reliable internally by the IDF. Comparing the IDF militant tally with overall Gaza fatalities yields an estimated civilian share exceeding 83 percent, rising to about 86 percent if probable militants are excluded. Those estimates conflict with public claims minimizing civilian proportions and assertions of unusually low civilian-to-combatant death ratios.
Figures leaked from a classified Israeli database revealed that the number of combatants confirmed to have been killed in Gaza is far lower than previously claimed. A joint investigation by the Guardian and Israeli-Palestinian outlet +972 Magazine found that the internal intelligence database used by the Israeli Defense Forces to record the deaths of militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) deemed 7,330 militants have been confirmed killed while 1,570 were recorded as probably dead.
According to the +972 report, intelligence sources said the database is considered by the IDF to be the only authoritative tally of militant casualty figures. The Gaza Health Ministry death toll numbers which have been questioned publicly by Israel, but according to reports are are considered reliable by the IDF internally do not differentiate between militant and civilian deaths.
If all deaths recorded in the internal database are the total for militant deaths, then more than 83 percent of deaths in Gaza have been non-combatant civilians. This number spikes even higher to 86 percent civilian death rate if you discount probably dead militants. These figures sharply contradict previous statements made by army officials about the ratio of militant to civilian deaths. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed last year that the IDF has achieved the lowest ratio of civilian to combatant deaths.
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