I think Israeli numbers would be similarly accessible by journalists and likely more reliable, but it's not be necessary because Israeli family members have been (rightly and righteously) been advocating for the release of their family members.
Baby decapitation claims have unfortunately not been verified, and Will Saletan himself noted in the podcast that there is no evidence of a single Israeli baby being beheaded on October 7.
But the greater point in that regard is that the distinction is morally and factually irrelevant (subject to a caveat). The lack of evidence that babies were beheaded is pretty irrelevant given that there is indisputable evidence that entire families were burned alive on October So babies were not decapitated, but they were burned to death with their families.
The caveat I mentioned above is merely that Israel has a history of fudging the facts to their benefit, so their claims should be taken with a grain of salt, all the moreso since a lot of the Israeli military aparatus is being controlled by hard-right Ministers who openly refer to Palestinians as animals.
I think Israeli numbers would be similarly accessible by journalists and likely more reliable, but it's not be necessary because Israeli family members have been (rightly and righteously) been advocating for the release of their family members.
Baby decapitation claims have unfortunately not been verified, and Will Saletan himself noted in the podcast that there is no evidence of a single Israeli baby being beheaded on October 7.
But the greater point in that regard is that the distinction is morally and factually irrelevant (subject to a caveat). The lack of evidence that babies were beheaded is pretty irrelevant given that there is indisputable evidence that entire families were burned alive on October So babies were not decapitated, but they were burned to death with their families.
The caveat I mentioned above is merely that Israel has a history of fudging the facts to their benefit, so their claims should be taken with a grain of salt, all the moreso since a lot of the Israeli military aparatus is being controlled by hard-right Ministers who openly refer to Palestinians as animals.