A former employee of my law firm who visited today that now works for the U.N. states that their having a hard time declaring what "civilians" are.
Males of fighting age have automatically been declared and counted as "combatants" in certain situations without corroberating evidence. I dont know how you can go around wildly second guessing when the U.N. with observers on the ground is having a hard time pinning down actual numbers. Are you posting from the Gaza Strip? Thats just arogant to assume.
He probably just recalls the "funeral" where bodies were paraded around and the mourners denounced Israel. When an Israeli drone flew overhead, the "decedents" jumped off and ran for cover. It was a pretty good video to watch.
Add in Hamas' tactic of staging and firing from occupied civilian houses (in order to instigate fire on the homes), the tactic of putting weapons installations and storage facilities in mosques and hospitals, and various sundry items, and it's easy to understand why the UN estimates are questionable. Recalling the incidents where Hezbollah used UN outposts and vehicles to launch attacks on Israel, and it gets even easier.