Abdul Rahim, boy who thanked aid worker for food, then was shot

Last May 28, an aid worker for the US- and Israel-backed aid organization Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) gave a boy some food. The boy thanked him, kissed his hand, and went back to the crowd of people who had come there hoping to get food. Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd, killing the boy and others.

The aid worker was Anthony Aguilar, a United States Army veteran. He has circulated photos of the boy. The boy’s mother identified him as her son, Abdul Rahim, with whom she had lost contact after he set off for the food distribution site.

The Israelis say they only fire warning shots and that their purpose is to control the huge crowds at the GHF sites.

More information: Al Jazeera