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 Gaza Health Ministry says that the Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000.

The Gaza Health Ministry reported Wednesday that the Palestinian death toll in the 20-month Israeli attacks on the enclave has surpassed 55,000, with women...