There is one factor you do not mention. Over time some casualties become deaths. This will have the effect of smoothing out daily variation. Within this, children are more likely to die of wounds than adults .Another point, the difference between the men and women figures does not equate with Al Qassam (NOT Hamas) victims. It only tells you that the IDF is successfully -- to a degree -- discriminating against men, not how many of those men are combatants.