Eid’s brother told Reuters that the Palestinian boy was killed after an aid pallet fell on top of him. “Despite the famine and the hard conditions that we live in, my brother went to get aid that was dropped into the sea by [aero]planes. A box fell on him directly and he was martyred,” he said. “They [the countries involved in the airdrops] cannot enter the aid through the crossing but they drop them over us and kill our children. A kid was killed in [az-]Zawayda and here and there, and nobody feels us. God is sufficient for us, against them and their aid,” he added. “This is an aerial humiliation, not aid,” he added. “We need protection. We want international protection.” His killing came as the United Nations repeatedly warned that the airdrops are dangerous, inefficient and costly, and it called on Israel to allow a steady supply of humanitarian assistance into Gaza via land crossings instead. Gaza’s Government Media Office said at least 23 Palestinians have been killed and another 124 wounded in airdrops of aid since Israel’s war on the enclave began in October 2023. “We have repeatedly warned of the danger of these inhumane methods and have repeatedly called for the entry of aid through land crossings in a safe and sufficient manner, especially food, infant milk, medicines, and medical supplies,” the office said in a statement. Israel continues to impose strict restrictions on aid entering Gaza, despite partially lifting its total blockade in late May following widespread condemnation.A Palestinian child was killed after an aid box fell on him during an airdrop west of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/w5ohboHwmo
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