"“I removed the shroud and hugged them. My little Juju’s head was blown off; God rest his soul… His arms were severed and parts of his torso were gone,” he said, trembling. “Fadi’s right hand and left leg were cut off,” he added.
Jumaa and Fadi were killed by an Israeli drone strike in the town of Bani Suheila, to the east of their shelter in Khan Younis, according to the family.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) acknowledged carrying out the strike in a statement, calling the children “two suspects who crossed the yellow line, conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.”
“Following the identification, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) eliminated the suspects in order to remove the threat,” it continued."
"Threat"
The children were Fadi, 8, and Jumaa, 10, who went out to fetch firewood, as their father is paralyzed and wheelchair-bound.