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A Gazan doctor and other witnesses said Hamas inflated casualties during the Gaza operation. “The number of deceased stands at no more than 500 to 600,” an Italian paper reported. “Most of them are youths between the ages of 17 to 23 who were recruited to the ranks of Hamas.” Israeli and Hamas officials estimate more than 1,000 Hamas fighters and civilians were killed.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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