The number 55,000 no longer sounds exaggerated or unbelievable to Umm Ahmad, a young woman from central Gaza. Wednesday's announcement by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that the death toll since the start of the war has surpassed 55,000, reaching 55,104, likely did not surprise her, as she has already lost several family members.
The number 55,000 no longer sounds exaggerated or unbelievable to Umm Ahmad, a young woman from central Gaza. Wednesday's announcement by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that the death toll since the start of the war has surpassed 55,000, reaching 55,104, likely did not surprise her, as she has already lost several family members.
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