Research desk
Sources
A public bibliography should make it possible to follow a claim back to its source. Entries below are limited to material consulted for the current research draft; they are not endorsements of every statement in those documents.
October 7 research · consulted material
- Official investigation
UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry
Detailed findings on attacks carried out on and after 7 October 2023 in Israel, A/HRC/56/CRP.3, June 10, 2024. Relevant passages include paragraphs 20–21 and 68; figures are attributed in the report to Israeli sources.
Open UN document page - Human-rights investigation
Human Rights Watch
“I Can’t Erase All the Blood from My Mind”: Palestinian Armed Groups’ October 7 Assault on Israel, July 17, 2024. Aggregate casualty figures are attributed by HRW to an AFP cross-referenced assessment; see the source audit for scope and access limitations.
Open HRW report - Human Rights Watch · newsroom
October 7 Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes by Hamas-led Groups
Newsroom summary, July 17, 2024. Consulted for the Be’eri community toll and witness reporting; individual accounts remain attributed to HRW.
Open HRW newsroom report