WASHINGTON
— U.S. Senator Seth Moulton, a Democratic representative in Congress,
criticized the Israeli army's stance on the killing of civilians in Gaza,
stating that he does not view the claim of "killing two civilians for
every member of Hamas" as a positive position. It is to note, however,
that Al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of Hamas, which Moulton is
referencing too.
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During
a television interview, Moulton, citing a study commissioned by retired Army
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, said for every civilian killed about 10 resistance fighters
are recruited, Moulton said: “By that number, Israel so far killed about 5,000
Hamas terrorists but in the process, they have recruited about 100,000 new
adherents. And this is bad news for Israel.”
On
Monday, Israeli occupation forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus previously
stated to CNN that the ratio of two Palestinian civilians killed for every
Hamas member was a "very positive ratio" considering the challenges
of urban combat.
However,
the United Nations criticized this assessment, with spokesperson Stephane
Dujarric saying “We are not in the business of establishing those kind of
ratios, which I think are tasteless, to say the least.”
Dujarric
emphasized that the UN's focus is on preventing civilian casualties, though
acknowledging challenges in Gaza, where over 16,000 people have been killed
since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health.
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