New York Post · Gaza · 25 Aug 2026

The dead are labelled, the other side is not, the headline editorialises, and one side gets far more space.

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The double standard

Palestinian deaths are reported without naming an actor or verifying the claim, while Israeli deaths and Hamas actions are attributed precisely and with full identification.

How it builds, in IDF strikes two terrorists who took part in Oct. 7 massacre

Hamas fighter named, unit named, death confirmed by IDF
The military confirmed that one of them, a Nukhba Force terrorist identified as Mohammad Abu Asaad, was slain in the Deir al-Balah area.
Full identification with named actor confirming the kill
Palestinian casualties implied, no count, no IDF confirmation
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in the Sheikh Radwan area of Gaza City, Gaza.
No death toll, no named victims, no IDF acknowledgement of civilian harm
Damage to mosque noted via caption only, no casualty detail
A Palestinian inspects a mosque hit in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
Damage acknowledged only in photo caption, no body count or attribution
Israeli/Oct. 7 victims given precise, verified figures
massacring 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages into Gaza
Exact figures stated as established fact with no attribution hedge

The same decision, both sides

Whether deaths are given a precise, named count

Israeli and Oct. 7 victims are given exact, unhedged figures presented as established fact.

massacring 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages into Gaza

Palestinian deaths from the strikes described in the article are given no figure at all, not even an approximate one.

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in the Sheikh Radwan area of Gaza City, Gaza.

Whether the actor causing death is named in the sentence

The IDF is named as the actor that killed the Hamas fighter, and the victim is fully identified by name and unit.

The military confirmed that one of them, a Nukhba Force terrorist identified as Mohammad Abu Asaad, was slain in the Deir al-Balah area.

Palestinian presence amid rubble is noted in captions with no sentence naming the IDF as the actor causing any civilian harm.

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in the Sheikh Radwan area of Gaza City, Gaza.

What a reader is left with. A reader is left with the impression that Palestinian civilian harm from the strikes is negligible or non-existent, while every Hamas action is precisely documented, legally condemned, and tied to named individuals, because the article applies rigorous attribution only when it serves to characterise Hamas and withholds equivalent scrutiny from IDF claims about its own conduct.

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IDF strikes destroy Hamas weapon facilities in Gaza mosques, humanitarian sites

The Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) dismantled, in a joint operation on Monday, five Hamas weapon storage facilities and a Hamas launch site in several strikes across the Gaza Strip, the military said. The facilities stored rockets, weapons, explosive devices, grenades, ammunition and additional military equipment intended for use against IDF troops in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said. These storage facilities had been established inside mosques and alongside humanitarian infrastructure, it continued. 4 A Palestinian inspects a mosque hit in an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. REUTERS 4 Israeli soldiers from the 188th Brigade operate to dismantle Hamas terrorist infrastructure east of the Yellow Line in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. IDF 4 Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in the Sheikh Radwan area of Gaza City, Gaza. Getty Images “This is another example of Hamas’s systematic exploitation of the civilian population and infrastructure, including mosques and humanitarian infrastructure, in violation of international law,” the military stated. The IDF said it issued warnings to the civilian population before carrying out the strikes, with additional precautions including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance. Security forces in the IDF’s Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the Oct. 10, 2025, cease-fire framework and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat, the statement added. Explore More Police free missing nurse found gagged and chained to bed after alleged kidnapping by ex One of Israel’s most dangerous mob bosses shot dead by assassin at point-blank range Teacher, 65, denies sexually abusing boys at Catholic school, acting like she was ‘in a Sabrina Carpenter video’ On Monday night, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter lashed out at Hamas for not disarming, after the IDF’s announcement on the uncovering of dozens of Kalashnikov rifles hidden inside mosques in Gaza. “Hamas is trying to go back to the world of Oct. 6, when their plans to massacre men, women and children went unnoticed,” Leiter wrote on X, referring to the day before Hamas launched its Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel, massacring 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages into Gaza. 4 Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks during a signing ceremony at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 26, 2026. AFP via Getty Images “Hamas has committed to repeating Oct. 7 at the first opportunity they get; that’s the only thing they don’t lie about. Israel won’t be surprised again at Hamas barbarism,” Leiter added. Earlier in the day, the IDF said it had dismantled two Hamas weapons storage facilities in mosques containing dozens of Kalashnikov rifles, magazines and other military equipment. The military said storing weapons at religious sites is a “violation of international law.” This is not disarmament. Hamas is trying to go back to the world of Oct. 6 – when their plans to massacre men, women, and children went unnoticed. Hamas has committed to repeating Oct. 7 at the first opportunity they get; that’s the only thing they don’t lie about. Israel… https://t.co/7RG4OFJyFi — Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter (@yechielleiter) August 24, 2026 IDF strikes two terrorists who took part in Oct. 7 massacre Also on Monday, the IDF opened fire on two Hamas terrorists in the central Gaza Strip who took part in the Hamas-led invasion of the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7, 2023. The military confirmed that one of them, a Nukhba Force terrorist identified as Mohammad Abu Asaad, was slain in the Deir al-Balah area. The pair had been recently planning to advance terrorist attacks targeting IDF troops and Israeli civilians, and attempted to rehabilitate the terrorist organization’s armed force while systematically violating the cease-fire, the IDF said.

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