"When Jumaa and Fadi Abu Assi went to look for firewood their parents thought they would be safe. They were just young boys, aged nine and 10 and, after all, a ceasefire had been declared in Gaza. Their mother, Hala Abu Assi, was making tea in the family's tent in Khan Younis when she heard an explosion, a missile fired by an Israeli drone. She ran to the scene but it was too late."
"The toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza has fallen significantly compared with the preceding two years of war, when on average 90 Palestinians were killed each day, but significant numbers of civilians are still losing their lives. On average, Israeli weapons now kill seven people a day. That rate of violent death would be considered an active conflict in many other contexts, raising questions about how accurately ceasefire describes the new status quo."
When Jumaa and Fadi Abu Assi went to collect firewood after a US-brokered ceasefire on 10 October, a missile fired by an Israeli drone killed them. Their mother, Hala Abu Assi, heard the explosion while making tea in the family's tent in Khan Younis and arrived too late. Since the ceasefire, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza, with a UN official saying at least 70 were children. The casualty rate has fallen from an average of 90 deaths per day in the preceding two years to about seven per day now. Civilians continue to hear explosions and gunfire and many survivors do not feel the war has ended, raising questions about whether the situation qualifies as a ceasefire.
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