Hamas' brutality is unpardonable

[AloeVera]

183. I don't rely on either one, I'm inclined to do my own analysis and then make a determination.

I would like to put more weight on the figures provided by the army of a democratic nation-state vs the perpetrators of October 7th. But to be honest, I don't believe the IDF much of the time. Their lack of credibility and honesty has been proven to me time and time again. Long before this war. Do I believe them sometimes? Yes, if I deem that they are telling the truth, based on my own analysis.

Same goes for Hamas and Palestinian sources. The reason I believe the figures provided by the "Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health" is because I did my research on their credibility on this issue in the past. NGO's and the UN found their numbers to be pretty accurate in past wars. If anything, I believe they are under-counting for the reasons mentioned, but also because I think they actually don't want their people to know the true casualty figures for their own self-preservation and loss of face. They don't want people to know how badly they're losing (as if they couldn't tell by now). Not sure if that makes sense to you, I read that and it kind of resonates.

Do I believe Hamas on the number of IDF casualties or damage to IDF equipment for example? No. Obvious propaganda, again based on my own analysis.

Now that I've responded to your cross-examination of my personal stance, I'm curious to know what you think of the under-counting theory and the other issues in my post.