‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on

December 6, 2025

Seham Tantesh in Gaza, Julian Borger and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

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.

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