Brothers Fadi Abu Assi, 8, and Jumaa Abu Assi, 10, were killed by an Israeli drone strike in southern Gaza as they were searching for firewood for their family. Abu Assi Family Khan Younis, Gaza —

Tamer Abu Assi was preparing breakfast for his two young boys Saturday morning when he realized he had run out of firewood. Fadi, 8, and Jumaa, 10, went out to fetch some, as their father is paralyzed and wheelchair-bound.

They never came back.

Abu Assi was waiting for them to return so he could set the table, when nearby residents rushed to his shelter saying two kids had been targeted and killed by Israeli troops.

“Are they my children?” he recalled asking.

An agonizing wait ensued, as he went to identify the bodies.

“I removed the shroud and hugged them. My little Juju’s head was

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