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2023-12-22 16:51:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 16F50C00DE8655006F20B0C72E5488A1E333EF968A80EA03E7C16C433453DD24
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Original Note:
This claim is based on misleading "apples to oranges" comparison between the number of buildings *destroyed* during WWII and the number of *damaged* buildings in Gaza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_War_II#:~:text=RAF%20estimates%20of%20destruction%20of%20%22built%20up%20areas%22%20of%20major%20German%20cities https://www.ft.com/__origami/service/image/v2/images/raw/ftcms%3A532fe11e-3e2a-4eae-ae03-b6797bfd4dfe?source=next-article&fit=scale-down&quality=highest&width=700&dpr=1 In addition, the official damage estimate is 18%, and not 33% as claimed by the "experts" in the article https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/press/unosat-satellite-imagery-based-analysis-reveals-18-gaza-strip-structures-damaged-conflict-outburst
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