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Area‑effects weapons in cities ≠ automatic indiscriminate intent
This claim pushes back on categorical assertions that the IDF’s (or any military’s) use of heavy or wide‑area‑effects munitions in Gaza proves “indiscriminate bombing.” It reflects mainstream LOAC doctrine: explosive weapons in populated areas present high civilian‑harm risks and are the focus of UN/ICRC avoidance policy, yet they are not per se unlawful; unlawfulness depends on target‑specific information, expected collateral harm, feasible alternatives/mitigation, and the attacker’s choices at the time. Critics argue that in Gaza’s density such weapons are effectively indiscriminate in practice, pointing to UN/OHCHR incident analyses and patterns of harm.
UN use of Gaza MoH figures (with attribution limits)
Since October 2023, UN situation reports and briefings frequently present Gaza death and injury totals as reported by the Gaza MoH (and at times the Government Media Office), while adding prominent disclaimers that the UN has not independently verified all figures. Separately, some UN entities (notably OHCHR) run their own slower, multi‑source verification for a smaller, confirmed subset. Public debate often collapses these two practices, wrongly implying either full UN verification of MoH totals or, conversely, that the UN disowns MoH data entirely.