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GHF Whistleblower - child claimed shot dead by IDF is alive

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CaramelPecan · 04/09/2025 20:55

I posted this link on another thread but I think it needs one of it’s own

https://x.com/GHFUpdates/status/1963620678650806365

I remember seeing many posts about this, taking it as further demonstration of the evil of the IDF and how the GHF staff are murderers and it should be dismantled, despite the GHF refuting Aguilar’s claims immediately and providing evidence that he was fired.

Any comments from those posters now?

https://x.com/GHFUpdates/status/1963620678650806365

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Twiglets1 · 05/09/2025 05:36

I wouldn't expect this one story to change your views on the GHF @PinkBobby

I understand there are lot of issues around how they operate. I think though that it's good to be aware how much propaganda is being used in this war and that we need to take everything we read with a pinch of salt - as you did when hearing this story but did you take the original story with the same pinch of salt?

Maybe you did, I can't remember. But lots of people didn't question the original story because it matched their internal bias.

Twiglets1 · 05/09/2025 05:30

The story is being reported in various media sources though none UK based so far. From Fox News:

Exclusive video reveals Gaza boy, said to be killed by IDF, is alive

In an exclusive interview with the boy whose real name was confirmed by the GHF to be Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamden, but who goes by "Abboud," the 8-year-old and his mother answered questions provided by Fox News Digital through a GHF translator, in which the pair appeared excited ahead of their planned extraction from the Gaza Strip.

Abboud and his mother, whose name is Najlaa, were safely extracted from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though the location has not been disclosed in this reporting for their protection.

"Outside the Gaza Strip is nice," Abboud said, according to a translation verified by Fox News Digital.

The story of Abboud went viral after a former GHF contractor, Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army and retired Green Beret Lt. Col., said he saw the boy who he called "Amir" gunned down by IDF forces outside a GHF distribution site on May 28.

In his account, Aguilar showed images taken using his body camera footage of the boy approaching him and another contractor clutching bags of food.
Aguilar claimed that he and the boy had a touching moment where Abdul, whose nickname is Abboud, kissed his hand and then his face in apparent thanks for the food supplies.

The former Green Beret said that the boy then ran back to the group of other Palestinians who were shortly after forced to leave the aid site after pepper spray, tear gas and stun grenades were employed, he claimed in an interview with MSNBC.

Aguilar – who was employed as a contractor for UG Solutions, a subcontractor for GHF – then said he heard shots fired after the Palestinians had left, and upon reaching the scene, he found Abboud and others had been shot by the IDF.

In his accounts of the incident to multiple media outlets, as well as Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on July 29, Aguilar claimed the killing happened first outside GHF aid site Secure Distribution Site-1 (SDS) before telling MSNBC on Aug. 2 that the shooting happened near SDS-2, and then telling Dialogue Works late last month the events occurred outside SDS-3.

The GHF, who terminated Aguilar’s contract in June, launched an investigation at the end of July to try and locate the identity of the boy and uncover what happened.

Through their investigation, which relied on speaking with local Palestinians, they eventually tracked down Abboud’s mother and her son.

The identities of Abboud, his mother and other relatives were verified by GHF by using facial recognition software that compared the images of the boy with those captured by Aguilar, along with biometric data shared with Fox News Digital.
In footage exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, Abboud, is seen playfully interacting with a GHF representative after he first arrived at SDS-3 with his mother late last month

"We are overjoyed and deeply relieved that Abboud is safe, and that this story ends in hope," GHF Executive Chair Johnnie Moore said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "That outcome was never guaranteed and it’s thanks to the courage and persistence of our team of American heroes; veterans who never stopped working to find him and bring him to safety in the most complex environment imaginable."

Concern mounted as Aguilar’s story gained international attention that Hamas had a vested interest in ensuring that Abboud was not found, as it would discredit the claim that the GHF and the IDF had engaged in not only brutal but deadly behavior towards Palestinians.

"While this story ends happily, it could have ended in tragedy," Moore added. "Too many people, including in the press and civil society, were quick to spread unverified claims without asking the most basic questions.

"When a child’s life is at stake, facts must matter more than headlines," he added.

Abboud’s mother brought him to SDS 3 late last month under a heavy disguise, before the pair, along with four other male family members, including at least one who had been threatened by Hamas, were extracted from the Gaza Strip, a GHF representative involved in the operation confirmed to Fox News Digital.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/exclusive-video-reveals-gaza-boy-said-killed-idf-alive

Exclusive video reveals Gaza boy, said to be killed by IDF, is alive

Former Green Beret contractor's claim about Gaza boy being shot by IDF forces proven false after Gaza Humanitarian Foundation finds child alive with mother.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/exclusive-video-reveals-gaza-boy-said-killed-idf-alive

CaramelPecan · 04/09/2025 23:09

PinkBobby · 04/09/2025 22:23

I’m relieved that he is alive, if this report is true, and glad he is seemingly ‘safe and well’. Hopefully this can be confirmed by someone other than the alleged perpetrators of the crime.

Does this change my view on GHF? No. Specifically because my issue with them is far more than just the alleged increase in civilian injuries around aid hubs.

Is his mother any good? She’s in the video.

Or do you need it from Hamas?

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PinkBobby · 04/09/2025 22:23

CaramelPecan · 04/09/2025 20:55

I posted this link on another thread but I think it needs one of it’s own

https://x.com/GHFUpdates/status/1963620678650806365

I remember seeing many posts about this, taking it as further demonstration of the evil of the IDF and how the GHF staff are murderers and it should be dismantled, despite the GHF refuting Aguilar’s claims immediately and providing evidence that he was fired.

Any comments from those posters now?

I’m relieved that he is alive, if this report is true, and glad he is seemingly ‘safe and well’. Hopefully this can be confirmed by someone other than the alleged perpetrators of the crime.

Does this change my view on GHF? No. Specifically because my issue with them is far more than just the alleged increase in civilian injuries around aid hubs.

Gloriia · 04/09/2025 22:18

CaramelPecan · 04/09/2025 21:30

Was the video of him with his mother not enough evidence?

The ramifications of Hamas figuring out that he’s supposed to be dead, but he’s not, are chilling.

Did Aguilar consider that?

The story was invented to discredit GHF as working with the IDF to kill civilians when try to get aid from aid sites not controlled by Hamas.

It’s a pattern alright, of false propaganda.

Yes I think the video of him and his mother is absolutely enough evidence.

What a surprise. Just appalling isn't it.

CaramelPecan · 04/09/2025 21:30

Wedonttalkaboutboris · 04/09/2025 21:09

Where’s the evidence he’s alive? None has been provided. Meanwhile, nearly 20,000 Palestinian children have been killed, starved, or injured by Israeli attacks.

Why invent a story about one child when we already have documented mass suffering? Children have repeatedly been killed even while queuing for water- this isn’t a one-off, it’s a pattern. Go see the graphic images and reports for yourself. The images and reports are clear and verified.

Was the video of him with his mother not enough evidence?

The ramifications of Hamas figuring out that he’s supposed to be dead, but he’s not, are chilling.

Did Aguilar consider that?

The story was invented to discredit GHF as working with the IDF to kill civilians when try to get aid from aid sites not controlled by Hamas.

It’s a pattern alright, of false propaganda.

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Beachtastic · 04/09/2025 21:09

CaramelPecan · 04/09/2025 20:55

I posted this link on another thread but I think it needs one of it’s own

https://x.com/GHFUpdates/status/1963620678650806365

I remember seeing many posts about this, taking it as further demonstration of the evil of the IDF and how the GHF staff are murderers and it should be dismantled, despite the GHF refuting Aguilar’s claims immediately and providing evidence that he was fired.

Any comments from those posters now?

Well, fancy that.

I remember the MN board being spammed for months with endless stories, many of which turned out to be false but were never retracted by the posters, who just kept spamming with more.

One was a video of a woman lamenting (I won't say what) and it was clearly orchestrated. I said I doubted its authenticity and kept being asked why. I felt a bit hesitant about responding because who knows how Hamas refines its social media strategy?

Wedonttalkaboutboris · 04/09/2025 21:09

Where’s the evidence he’s alive? None has been provided. Meanwhile, nearly 20,000 Palestinian children have been killed, starved, or injured by Israeli attacks.

Why invent a story about one child when we already have documented mass suffering? Children have repeatedly been killed even while queuing for water- this isn’t a one-off, it’s a pattern. Go see the graphic images and reports for yourself. The images and reports are clear and verified.

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