Baby twins killed in Gaza as father registered births

Newborn twins were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to register their birth.

Asser, a boy, and Ayssel, a girl, were just four days old when their father Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan went to collect their birth certificates.

While he was away, his neighbours called to say their home in Deir al Balah had been bombed.he said. “I didn’t even have the time to celebrate them,” he added.

According to AP news agency, the family had followed an order to evacuate Gaza City in the opening weeks of the Israel-Gaza war, seeking shelter in a central part of the strip, as the Israeli army instructed.

115 infants have been born and then killed during the war.