A joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call reveals that a classified Israeli military database shows that most Palestinians killed in Gaza are civilians. As of May 2025, 19 months into the conflict, Israeli military intelligence identified 8,900 fighters from Hamas and PIJ as confirmed or likely deceased. In contrast, Gaza’s health authorities reported at least 53,000 fatalities from Israeli attacks, indicating that fighters accounted for only 17% of the deaths, while civilians made up about 83%. There is a consensus amongst human rights organisations, conflict zone analysts, and genocide experts, who argue that the report’s findings...