The Guardian, on Gaza, 10 September 2026
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Read the original article on theguardian.com (opens in a new tab)One side gets far more space.
Palestinian deaths are described with named actors and detailed mechanisms, while Israeli deaths from the Hamas attack are reported in a single sentence with no actor named and no elaboration.
Actor named, mechanism named, figure unattributed
Israeli attacks in Gaza since 2023 have killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, and injured more than 174,000 others
Israel named as the killing agent; no source cited for the figure
Actor named twice in consecutive clauses
Israeli restrictions on food shipments created a man-made famine last summer, and the Israeli military razed or damaged more than three-quarters of homes
Israel named as agent of famine and destruction with no attribution required
No actor named for killings; passive voice used
Israel launched its war after the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks on Israel, when more than 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken to Gaza by militants.
Agentless passive for the killings; Hamas named only for the broader attack, not as the killer
Civilian status noted but no elaboration follows
The majority of the dead and hostages were civilians.
Single sentence; no mechanism, no detail, no further context provided
Whether the killing agent is named in the sentence describing deaths
Palestinian deaths are attributed directly to Israel as the named actor.
Israeli attacks in Gaza since 2023 have killed more than 73,000 Palestinians
Israeli deaths on 7 October are described in the agentless passive, with no actor named as killer.
more than 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken to Gaza by militants
Depth of elaboration after stating civilian deaths
Palestinian civilian deaths are followed by multiple sentences detailing famine, home destruction, displacement and tent camps.
Israeli restrictions on food shipments created a man-made famine last summer, and the Israeli military razed or damaged more than three-quarters of homes, so surviving Palestinians are now crowded into tent camps with little access to clean water or sanitation.
Israeli civilian deaths receive a single subordinate clause with no further elaboration.
The majority of the dead and hostages were civilians.
Whether casualty figures are sourced or left unattributed
The figure of 73,000 Palestinian deaths is stated as fact with no source cited, lending it unqualified authority.
Israeli attacks in Gaza since 2023 have killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, the majority of them civilians, and injured more than 174,000 others
The figure of 1,200 Israeli deaths is also stated without a source, but appears in a single brief clause that contextualises rather than foregrounds the deaths.
when more than 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken to Gaza by militants
What a reader is left with. A reader is left with a vivid, mechanistically detailed picture of Israel as the named agent of mass Palestinian death, and only a passing, agentless impression of the Hamas killings that preceded the war.
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