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Historically the figures released by the Palestinian health system have been acknowledged as pretty accurate. From the Telegraph : "In previous rounds of fighting in the Strip, the total number of deaths reported by the Gazan authorities have been found to be broadly accurate, not differing significantly from estimates produced by the UN or IDF. There have, however, always been disputes over the civilian/combatant split."
I don't doubt the accuracy of those figures but when it comes to things like Israel accusing Hamas of using human shields or setting up bases inside schools and Hamas saying "nuh uh", without photo or video proof it's hard to say either way.
I see your point. I tend to believe the Palestinian figures simply because they have a history of being reasonably accurate with casualty numbers and the IDF has a history of lying or at least playing down casualties
I don't believe it is correct to call them "Palestinian" figures. There is no unified government in Palestine. There is a collection of multiple organisations exercising various amounts of authority over the Palestinian territories. The figures from the Gaza Health Ministry regarding civilian casualties are probably close to reality. But that doesn't mean anything else is accurate. I give credibility to the Gaza Health Ministry on the topic of civilian death counts and other related humanitarian figures only.
Whichever noun you use to describe them is fine by me.
Bro you know why Israel is certain they're doing it right? Because they took out from proto isrealis who stashed weapons and bases in or under holy sites, hospitals and schools.
Look into Operation Shark, the largest weapons bust being inside the great synagogue.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Shark