• Israeli drone strike kills two Palestinian children despite fragile ceasefire.
• The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 70,000 since the conflict began.
• The children were reportedly gathering firewood for their wheelchair-bound father.
• Both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating ceasefire terms.

Two Palestinian children, Fadi and Juma Abu Assi, were killed in an Israeli drone strike on November 29 in Bani Suheila, near Khan Younis. The boys, aged 10 and 11, were reportedly gathering firewood for their father when the strike occurred, leading to widespread grief within their community. Witnesses described them as "innocent children" who posed no threat, sparking outrage among their family members and advocates, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters.

The attack took place despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which has been in place since October 10, 2023. Since the ceasefire began, at least 354 Palestinians have been reported killed due to continuing Israeli strikes, raising alarm about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Medics confirmed that the boys' deaths marked a tragic continuation of violence in the territory, with Gaza's Health Ministry reporting over 70,000 fatalities since the war escalated in October, including South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, and Los Angeles Times.

Israeli officials claimed that their military action is targeted at potential militants, insisting they were responding to violations of the ceasefire agreement. However, they did not address the civilian casualties from this recent incident, corroborating that strikes are ongoing as tensions persist. The ongoing conflict has left the region in devastation, with calls for international mediation becoming increasingly urgent, highlighted by reports from the BBC and Al Jazeera.