A young Palestinian woman has described her new life in Dublin as “a miracle” but said she feels “stuck between two worlds” as most of her family remains in Gaza. After surviving 23 months of violence in Gaza, Ashour said she is very grateful for her newfound freedom in Dublin but is still adjusting to the “normalcy” of her life now. It is hard for me to normalise the normalcy of my life.”Her sister Heba also lives in Dublin. [ Hugh Linehan: Anatomy of a photograph: Gaza, starvation and the battle for truthOpens in new window ]Their home was “destroyed, it was levelled down to the ground”. More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the last two years, Gaza health officials say, including 20,000 children.