Hamas says 48 fighters slain in Israel-Gaza war

[Joanne98]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says it lost 48 fighters during Israel's latest offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The claim in the militant group's first statement on its losses is far below the hundreds of militants that Israel says it killed.

It was impossible to verify the figures released by Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida. The Health Ministry says more than 1,200 Palestinians died in the fighting, more than half of them civilians. But the Hamas-run ministry has not released a full list of the dead.

Abu Obeida says Hamas inflicted heavy losses on Israeli forces and killed 80 soldiers, but offered no evidence to support the claim. Israel says just five soldiers died in fighting, while four others were killed by friendly fire.

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[Turbineguy]

1. 48?

In that case they sure did a great job getting civilians killed.

[grannie4peace]

2. it should be more than that!

[MannyGoldstein]

3. Now We Know Where Baghdad Bob Ended Up

Good to see him on his feet again.

http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/baghdad_bob.htm

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. Clearly Specious. The one thing the IDF can not hide is its casualties

[Recursion]

5. If they're stretching the definition of "Hamas Fighter" as much as Israel is, maybe

Even then that sounds low. But only counting people actively shooting at Israeli soldiers as "fighters" is a ridiculous as counting everyone even tangentially connected to Hamas as a "militant". Sigh.