A 15-year-old boy has been killed by an air-dropped aid package in central Gaza.
His brother says Muhannad Eid was running towards the heavy packages as they were parachuted into the territory when one crushed him.
Footage shows five or more large pallets slamming into the ground in front of the ruins of buildings in Nuseirat as Gazans try to reach the aid.
The body, believed to be of Muhannad, is then seen in footage being dragged from underneath the crate and carried away from the crowds.
In March 2024, falling aid pallets were reported to have killed five Palestinians after parachutes used to slow the crates down failed to open properly.
The US and Jordan were among the countries taking part in aid drops at the time, but both of their militaries denied involvement in the deaths.
The UN and other aid groups have frequently criticised the aid drops, which are far more costly than trucks and deliver much less food, as being insufficient.
They have also warned that they risk killing the Palestinians they are intended to help.
Instead, UN agencies and other relief groups have for months been pushing Israel to allow more aid into Gaza by land on trucks and open up access to the territory to prevent starvation among its 2.2 million people, most of whom are displaced.
More than 1300 people have been killed trying to receive aid in the enclave since the US backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operating in May 2025, the UN has said, most of them shot by Israeli forces operating near GHF sites.
The death of Muhannad comes as at least 18 people were killed across the enclave on Saturday, including civilians waiting to collect aid, Gaza’s civil defence agency said.
[Source: Telegraph]
