[machina_ex_deus]

3k out of 300 million, so 1 in 10000.

1k out of 8 million is 1 out of 8000.

Every person in Israel knows someone who knows a victim personally. Think how deep this trauma is to Israel.

[someotherperson]

The civilian count of October 7th was 695 people. Not that that makes it any better, but it's about a 50% increase to push it to 1000. The population of Israel is about 9.5 million. So your actual ratio is closer to 1 in 13500 or so.

If we're keeping the scales, then an October 7 situation happens in the Gaza strip every time about 170 die. I think if you look the numbers of the current and historical conflicts it might help shape perceptions.

[gnatman]

OK, now do 37k out of 2 million

[ruszki]

You missed a zero in 9/11’s case.

Also, I wouldn’t go into such numbers, because if these matter, then actions of Hamas are very easily justifiable. The story is way more complex than these numbers.