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[Text/Observer Network Qi Qian] On August 10, local time, in Deir Bala, a city in the central Gaza Strip, Abu Kumsan and his wife Jumana gave birth to a son and a daughter. Three days later (13th), Kumsan went to the municipal agency to get a birth certificate for the twins. But this time, it was a farewell forever.

According to on-site videos and reports from Al Jazeera, CNN and other media on the 14th, just a few hours after leaving home, Kumsun, who had just obtained his birth certificate, received a call and learned that an Israeli air strike had hit the apartment building where they lived. His wife (28 years old), a pharmacist, two children who were only three days old, and his mother-in-law all died.

The incident caused an uproar in international public opinion. On the 14th local time, the Israeli military responded in a statement that "the Israel Defense Forces are not clear about the details of the incident at present", adding that the attack "only targeted military targets and took various measures to minimize the harm to civilians."

Abu Kumsan's three-day-old twins died in an Israeli airstrike on social media

"My wife, two children and mother-in-law are all dead, and my neighbor told me that our apartment was hit by a tank shell," 31-year-old Kumsang said, recalling the call from his neighbor.

He said that he and his wife Jumana got married last summer. After the outbreak of the war, they were forced to evacuate their home in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip and finally chose to settle in Deir Bala in the central part of the country. Just three days ago, Jumana posted a message on Facebook to celebrate the birth of the twin babies, calling their birth a "miracle."

The bodies of Kumsan's family were placed in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza. A video shot by a CNN reporter showed Kumsan with a dull look in his eyes and crying beside his family's bodies. He finally collapsed to the ground and fainted. Mourners gathered around Kumsan, trying to comfort the young man who had just lost his wife, children and mother-in-law.

"Please, let me see her," Kumsong also shouted to the doctor, "She just gave birth to a child, let me see her."

Kumsun was so emotional that he fainted. Screenshot of the Guardian video

Kumsan is one of the thousands of people who have no time to mourn their loved ones.Gaza WarOne of the survivors. Israel's 10-month offensive has razed many cities in Gaza to the ground, separating many families and exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.

According to data from the Gaza Health Department, Israel's attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 40,000 people, including more than 16,400 children. According to UN data, at least 1.9 million people have been displaced in the war, and all of Gaza's more than 2.2 million people are at risk of famine and disease.

However, international relief organizations say they are unable to provide aid to war-torn Gaza residents due to aid restrictions imposed by Israel. Meanwhile, local health authorities in Gaza told CNN they were unable to provide effective and timely care for the wounded because the Israeli attacks destroyed the medical system and killed more than 885 medical staff.

In addition, UNICEF warned that the Gaza war "continues to bring terror to thousands of children", with an estimated 17,000 unaccompanied or separated children in Gaza.

“I am shocked by the suffering, destruction and mass displacement in Gaza,” said Salim Owais, a UNICEF correspondent. “Through television images, the world has been able to get a glimpse into the hell that Gazans have endured for more than 10 months. But these images do not show how entire communities, livelihoods and dreams have been razed to the ground behind these collapsed buildings.”

On August 13, local time, at the request of Algeria, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in Gaza.

China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, said that civilians and civilian facilities cannot be the target of military operations, which is a red line stipulated by international humanitarian law. Schools where a large number of civilians gather have been attacked again and again, which is outrageous. China reiterated that the key to avoiding the deterioration and escalation of the situation lies in achieving a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible. China is willing to work with the international community to make unremitting efforts to quell the war in Gaza as soon as possible, alleviate the humanitarian disaster, implement the "two-state solution", and achieve long-term peace and stability in the Middle East.

Fu Cong pointed out that as the largest arms supplier, the United States has sufficient influence on Israel. We hope that the United States will take sincere and responsible actions to push Israel to stop its military operations in Gaza and stop killing civilians as soon as possible.

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