The twins of Asser and Aysal Abu Al-Qumsan, were killed when they were four days old killed by Israeli army shelling on August 13, 2024, along with their dead mother, Juri, and grandmother in Gaza Strip.

   In the Gaza Strip of Palestine, on August 13, 2024, just four days after their birth, the twins Assa and Aysar Abu Al-Qumsan were killed by Israeli military artillery shells along with their mother, Juna, and grandmother. One of the twins was torn apart, their face unrecognizable, while the other was covered in blood like their mother, Juna.The grandmother had her head severed by an Israeli military shell. The father, Muhammad, witnessed the shocking and horrific scene, which was too much for his mind and body to bear, causing him to faint and collapse to the ground. On September 16, 2024, the Gaza Health Ministry announced that 34,344 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli military attacks over the past 11 months.Since October 7, 2023, many Palestinians remain unidentified. Among the identified victims are over 11,300 children, including 710 who were killed by the Israeli military before reaching the age of one.

   On August 13, 2024, a video of 33-year-old Muhammad Abu Al-Qumsan holding the birth certificates of his twin babies, born on August 10, was widely shared around the world.After being forcibly displaced from the Al-Rimal district of Gaza City in early October, his family moved to the Shabura refugee camp in Rafah and was later forcibly displaced to an apartment in the Deir al-Balah area of central Gaza. Tragically, just four days after their birth, Israeli military shells struck the apartment, killing the twins, Aser and Aysar, along with their mother, Jumana.

   On August 10, Jumana gave birth to the twins via a difficult cesarean section at a field hospital in Deir al-Balah. The joy quickly turned to deep sorrow and suffering. On the morning of August 13, after having breakfast with his wife and her mother, Muhammad went to the civil affairs office at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to obtain birth certificates for the children.Just minutes after receiving the birth certificates, he learned from a neighbor that the Israeli military had shelled his wife and children's apartment, and all were transported to the hospital where Muhammad was. Upon learning that his wife and twins' bodies were placed in the hospital's morgue refrigerator, Muhammad was overcome by shock and the horrific scene, collapsing to the ground. 

Warning: Asser and Aysal Abu Al-Qumsan, killed when they were four days old. (Courtesy of Muhammad Abu Al-Qumsan)