An Israeli strike east
Palestinian twins, Aysal and Aser. Both were killed by an Israeli strike east of Deir al-Balah. It was central Gaza, on August 14, three days after their birth. At least 115 babies have been born and killed in the enclave, the health ministry said. Israel launched its military offensive on October 7 after the militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, attacked southern Israel. At least 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 others abducted, according to Israeli authorities. Just days earlier, Jumana had published a post on Facebook celebrating the birth of her twin babies, describing them as a “miracle.” The couple were married last summer, before the Israel-Hamas war began.
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“Together forever,” she wrote in an earlier social media post announcing their wedding, in July 2023.
Children are facing unbearable brutality and oppression.
Al Qumsan is one of hundreds of thousands of survivors who have no time to mourn their loved ones against the backdrop of a 10-month Israeli offensive that has killed entire families, deepened a humanitarian crisis, and turned cities into wastelands.
At least 1.9 million people have been displaced, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. The entire population of more than 2.2 million people have been exposed to the risk of famine and disease.
Relief to Gazans stricken
But relief workers say Israeli aid restrictions mean they cannot offer relief to Gazans stricken by war. Meanwhile, health authorities have told CNN they are unable to triage wounded Palestinians, in a medical system annihilated by Israeli attacks. More than 885 health workers have been killed, the ministry said, and less than half of the strip’s 36 hospitals are partially operational. The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, warned the “unrelenting” war in Gaza “continues to inflict horrors on thousands of children,” having estimated that there are at least 17,000 unaccompanied or separated children in Gaza.