US Envoy Faces Criticism Over Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq Civilian Casualty Remarks

DID Press: The newly appointed US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, made controversial remarks claiming that civilian casualties in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq caused by US forces exceeded civilian deaths resulting from Israel’s operations in Gaza Strip.

Speaking in an interview with Tucker Carlson, Huckabee acknowledged he did not have precise figures and said his assessment was based on personal conversations with people who had been present in those wars, rather than on verified data. He emphasized that the comparison reflected “experience and observations,” not documented statistics.

The remarks come amid widespread international reaction to reports of thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza. Independent sources have not fulfilled a verified comparative analysis of civilian casualties across the three conflicts while experts stress such claims require rigorous, transparent, and verifiable data.

Human rights organizations and international media continue to monitor the humanitarian situation in Gaza, warning the scale of civilian harm remains deeply alarming.