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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maira Butt

‘We are not numbers’: Journalist who lost over 21 family members in Gaza releases new book of Palestinian voices

Ahmed Alnaouq was 19 when his brother Ayman was killed in an Israeli airstrike in 2014. The death of his loved one left him struggling with depression and spending days mourning the loss at his grave.

According to the UN, over 2,251 Palestinians were killed that year, 70 per cent of whom were civilians. Alnaouq’s brother may have been one of the 2,251 casualties – but he was more than just a number.

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