The internet is such a rough domain.
Israeli colleagues on other platforms are hashing out what to make of only 683* names being released of the 1,400 figure from 7/10. Plus, local agitators want to storm the mosque. Bombing in Gaza continues in the evac zone as in the North.
And those are just some of the info stressors *in* the region.
So just remember: the fog of war is a mess. We have waves of righteous feeling that can do great harm. The truth will always take longer to show up.
*Wisely, those colleagues are posting in Hebrew. They're disillusioned (like I keep noting, Israel is not monolith), but if more folks knew that even many Israelis don't trust their government, it could yield more chaos at a time of *very* real antisemitism. So they're stuck grieving and toeing a line.
War is awful. Here are the names. So far, 16 have been identified as under 18. No infants explicitly yet.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-19/ty-article-magazine/victims/0000018b-325c-d450-a3af-7b5cf0210000
And again, there is *no reason* to jump to conspiracies.
This is the fog of war, full stop. (And familes might have reasons for not releasing names.)
Data never emerges fast enough or well enough to stay ahead of panic, anger, and grief.
So it really is incumbent upon us to take things slow and move carefully through this hurting world.
Hateful people exist.
People are dying because of it.
We have to be humanitarians more than contributors to further harm.
G'morning & good Sunday, all. 🕊️
As a perfect example of unfolding data...
I waited 3 days after the list went up, while listening to discussion from those regional, before posting anything about it, & now more names have been added. 767 total, 419 civilians, 19 under 18, no infants yet listed.
My point remains: even in Israel, people are cut off from info, waiting with distrust amid grief, so we have to be *extra* careful what we assert from afar.
Still, precision matters.
Updates matter.
And a life lost is a life lost. 🕯️
One final media note before I get back to work:
The reason I've noted the lack of infants in the list is because I'm worried we're going to get a repeat of Sandy Hook.
I have zero idea what kernel of truth lay in the uncorroborated report of added atrocity.
I *do* know that this rumour's wildfire intensity will find any named families hounded to prove the horrific claim.
Unchecked rumours devastate victims in the long run.
I wish every affected family the ability to grieve in peace.