Here's a bit more research:
why no evidence of blood loss after an Israeli airstrike?
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The observation of limited bloodstain evidence following certain Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, contrasted with reports of high casualties, is complex and attributed to a combination of physiological, physical, and environmental factors.
Physiological and Health Factors
- Malnutrition and Dehydration: In the context of the Gaza conflict, extreme hunger has been cited as a factor that reduces blood platelets and body fluids, weakening circulation and leading to less bleeding from injuries, according to medical observations.
- Rapid Collapse: Medical staff have noted that severely wounded, undernourished individuals are prone to rapid, sudden death within minutes, which can limit the amount of external bleeding observed, notes a report.
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Blast Physics and Injury Type
- Vaporization and Incineration: Airstrikes can cause extreme heat, which can instantly cauterize wounds or cause, in some cases, the vaporization of fluids.
- Types of Injuries: Many injuries in such strikes are blast-related, involving severe,, dismemberment or internal trauma rather than bleeding flesh wounds, which can present as "limp bodies" rather than visibly bloody scenes, as described in casualty reports.
- Small Blast Radius: In specific cases, such as the Al-Ahli hospital incident, experts indicated that the blast left a small crater, which is sometimes inconsistent with the impact of a large, high-explosive munition, potentially leading to different types of damage compared to a "classic" airstrike.
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Environmental and Visibility Factors
- Dust and Rubble: Scenes of bombings are often heavily covered in gray concrete dust and rubble, which can hide or quickly absorb blood.
- Quality of Footage: Many videos and images released are taken from a distance, or are in black and white, making it difficult to distinguish blood from dark rubble or debris, says a report.
- Immediate Clean-up/Rescue: Victims are often rapidly moved into ambulances, limiting the time that blood remains visible in the immediate aftermath, notes a report.
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Contextual Factors in Reporting
- Verification Challenges: The lack of access to sites for independent organizations makes it difficult to verify casualty figures and the exact conditions of the scene, notes a report.
- Conflicting Reports: In some instances, such as the Al-Ahli hospital, analysts suggested that the evidence was more consistent with a rocket malfunction than a large Israeli airstrike, which would result in different physical evidence.
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While some images show little blood, others do show severely wounded civilians. The appearance of the scene is highly dependent on the type of weapon, the surrounding materials, and the timing of the footage, say analysts.
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