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Palestinian boy killed in Gaza aid drop as starvation toll rises to 217

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian boy Muhannad Eid, who died after being struck by a box of airdropped aid, during his funeral in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, August 9, 2025 [Stringer/Reuters]

A 15-year-old Palestinian boy has been crushed to death by a falling pallet during an airdrop of humanitarian aid in Gaza, as global condemnation grows of Israel’s plan to take over the largest city in the war-torn enclave, where nearly a million people are sheltering.

Footage from Gaza, verified by Al Jazeera, shows several people gathering around the body of Muhannad Zakaria Eid on Saturday, near the so-called Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, following the airdrop.

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