Things we now know about Oct 7:

-Israeli casualties were revised down twice, from 1400 to under 1139. Of
the killed, at least 373 were security forces.
<https://www.newarab.com/news/israels-7-oct-toll-revised-down-social-security-data?amp>

-Egypt warned Israel of the attack in advance.
<https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67082047.amp>

-Stocks shorted on Oct 6 made someone billions of dollars in Israel.
<https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-investigates-possible-trading-knowledge-ahead-oct-7-hamas-attack-2023-12-04/>

-IDF tanks shelled Israeli hostages in their homes.
<https://x.com/qudsnen/status/1741173411282407679?s=46&t=gXZI88iSkWjY-CvpAJi2qg>

-Credible reports that Israeli helicopters, drones, and special forces shot
at Israeli festival goers, hostages, bases and cars.
<https://youtu.be/d0gECjlpXF8?si=QKgvER9K9_57pnZ5>

IDF admits that there was friendly fire on Oct 7, but believes that it is
not “morally sound” to investigate these incidents.
<https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkjqoobip>

-Key rape story was revoked.
<https://mondoweiss.net/2024/01/family-of-key-case-in-new-york-times-october-7-sexual-violence-report-renounces-story-says-reporters-manipulated-them/>

-Israeli police says that Hamas “likely had no knowledge” of the music
festival, and that it was bombed by an Israeli warplane.
<https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2023-11-18/ty-article/0000018b-e1a5-d168-a3ef-f5ff4d070000>

Claims about beheaded babies or babies in ovens were completed made up.

Between the fog of war and friendly fire, there is a lot that we can’t know
about that day. It is clear though that the facts don’t match the
narrative.

Even the worst case scenario can’t justify 23,000+ civilian deaths — about
1% of Gaza’s population and counting. All this with their high-tech, super
accurate munitions.