The statement "We hope that the 24,000 is the end of it" expresses a hope or expectation rather than a verifiable factual claim. Without additional context about what "24,000" refers to (casualties, deaths, or some other metric), it cannot be objectively evaluated as true or false as a matter of fact.

The statement expresses a hope about a number (24,000) being the end of something, which is an opinion/prediction rather than a verifiable fact. Without evidence that the referenced figure is accurate or that the quote was made, the claim cannot be confirmed as true.