Recent World Health Organization data has been cited to challenge reports of large-scale civilian deaths in Gaza, with the figures suggesting that more children under age 10 were vaccinated in 2025 than the pre-war total for that age group.
In recent posts on X linking to the WHO data, author and HonestReporting board member Salo Aizenberg said the figures showed that 603,000 children under 10 received vaccinations in early 2025—exceeding Gaza’s pre-war population estimate for that age bracket.
📌The WHO—not Hamas or Israel—delivered one of the most decisive Gaza war data points. It reported 603,000 children under 10 vaccinated in early 2025—MORE than the pre-war population of that age group! Every claim of excessive or undercounted fatalities collapses with this data. pic.twitter.com/HmfRJuY1zT
— Aizenberg (@Aizenberg55) January 21, 2026
He argued that the data undermines claims of mass casualties or genocide during the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The vaccination program, conducted in three rounds and published on the WHO’s public dashboard, demonstrates that Israel permitted widespread humanitarian activity in Gaza, said Aizenberg, proving the “genocide hoax.”
“Ask why Israel would allow mass life-saving vaccinations if ‘genocide’ were the intent,” he wrote.
Aizenberg also said that the WHO figures indicate births in Gaza during the war were comparable to, or even higher than, pre-war levels, further undercutting genocide claims.
Former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman reposted Aizenberg’s post on the WHO vaccination data, calling it “devastating proof that Tucker Carlson has falsely, intentionally and massively inflated the number of Gaza children killed since Hamas started the war on 10/7/23.”
Devastating proof that @TuckerCarlson has falsely, intentionally and massively inflated the number of Gaza children killed since Hamas started the war on 10/7/23 https://t.co/xIzh7evC0C
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) February 9, 2026
