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Trump's Controversial Claim: 58,000 Gaza Deaths Combatants?

11/5/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Hamas combatants accounted for 58,000 of Gaza's fatalities, implying 86% of casualties were combatants.
He described it as 'the lowest proportion of civilian casualties in any war in history'.
Bermuda Christian-Jewish Alliance criticized the figures' accuracy and raised concerns about focusing on Israel's actions while ignoring Hamas's human rights violations.
The article concludes by questioning the lack of attention to other human rights abuses.

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U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Hamas combatants accounted for 58,000 of Gaza's fatalities, implying 86% of casualties were combatants.
He described it as 'the lowest proportion of civilian casualties in any war in history'.
Bermuda Christian-Jewish Alliance criticized the figures' accuracy and raised concerns about focusing on Israel's actions while ignoring Hamas's human rights violations.
The article concludes by questioning the lack of attention to other human rights abuses.