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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Trump, Please Help': 600 Israeli Security Veterans Revolt Against Israel's War On Gaza, Seek Truce
/ Aug 06, 2025, 04:29AM IST Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces unprecedented backlash from within. In a powerful joint video, hundreds of former Israeli security chiefs, intelligence officials, and military veterans call for an end to the Gaza war — warning that Israel is on the "precipice of defeat." The video, shared by the U.S.-based grassroots group UnXeptable, urges Donald Trump to pressure Israel into halting the offensive. This comes amid growing outrage over Hamas-released videos of severely starved Israeli hostages, sparking protests across Israel and further dividing public opinion. Watch
Middle East Eye
5 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Gaza: Family of frail boy killed at GHF site months ago still haven't received his body
The family of a 10-year-old boy who was killed whilst trying to receive aid at the controversial Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) have yet to receive his body, more than two months after he went missing and a week after a US whistleblower said he saw Israeli forces shoot him dead. Last week, retired US army soldier Anthony Aguilar, who worked as a security subcontractor at the GHF, said he saw Israeli forces kill Abdulrahim 'Amir' al-Jarabe'a on 28 May, whilst he was manning a GHF aid distribution point in southern Gaza. "This young boy, Amir, walked up to me, barefoot and wearing tattered clothes that hung off his emaciated body," Aguilar told the UnXeptable podcast. "He walked 12km to get there, and when he got there, he thanked us for the remnants and the small crumbs that he got. "He set them down on the ground, because I was kneeling at this point, and he sets his food down, and he places his hands on my face, on the side of my face, on my cheeks, these frail, skeleton, emaciated hands - dirty - and he puts them on my face, and he kissed me. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters "He kissed me, and he said thank you in English, thank you. And he collected his items, and he walked back to the group," he said. "Then he was shot at with pepper spray, tear gas, stun grenades and bullets shot at his feet [and then] in the air, and he runs away scared, and the IDF [Israeli army] were shooting at the crowd. "They're shooting into this crowd and Palestinians - civilians, human beings - are dropping to the ground, getting shot. And Amir was one of them." Amir's cousin, Qusai al-Jarabe'a, told Middle East Eye that the family had held out hope that he may still be alive despite him being missing for more than two months. "He is still missing, his fate is unknown," Qusai said, referring to the fact that his body had yet to be recovered. "Everyone's heartbroken. But he's not the first child, nor will he be the last [to go missing]. Israel is targeting children," he added. Exclusive: The family of 10-year-old Abdulrahim Mohammed al-Jarabe'a, known by his nickname Amir, has renewed calls for an international investigation into his disappearance, after a widely circulated video showed him receiving aid from a US soldier in southern Gaza. Abdulrahim… — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) August 1, 2025 Since 28 May, when Amir is reported to have visited a GHF aid site in southern Gaza, his step-mother Siham al-Jarabe'a said that she had reached out to every functioning clinic and hospital for any sign of life. MEE also contacted hospitals and morgues but was told no one matching his name or description had been admitted between 28 May and 1 August. "The family is heartbroken," Siham told MEE, as she pleaded with international bodies, including the Red Cross, to help find his remains. "He went to get food, and he never came back. If a dog had gone missing like this, people would have asked where it went - but because he's a Palestinian child, the world stays silent," she said. According to Siham, the boy was in high spirits and continued to help his relatives hunt for food after his father was killed on 29 December in an Israeli air strike in Bani Suheila, in the Khan Younis governorate of the Gaza Strip. "Where did Amir go, to which place?" Siham asked. "Did he go to the soldiers, or somewhere else? If I would have seen him leave to go get aid, I would have brought him back." 'Bodies are piling up' On Monday, the Palestinian NGO, the Addameer Foundation, said that at least 54 Palestinians were unaccounted for after heading to aid centres operated by the GHF. "We have documented arrests of aid seekers, including children," it said as it blamed Israeli forces for blocking efforts to recover the bodies of those reportedly killed near GHF sites. "Bodies are piling up near aid sites, and in many cases, the IOF [Israeli army] has bulldozed them without allowing proper recovery or identification." Starving child in Gaza was reportedly killed minutes after receiving aid, former US military contractor says Read More » According to the United Nations, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while trying to access food in Gaza since the controversial GHF began operations in late May. Last month, a displaced Palestinian in Gaza, compared trying to collect food at a GHF site to the TV show Squid Game, in which killing was entertainment. The GHF has sternly denied it is to blame for the mounting death toll and chaotic distribution of aid, instead seeking to blame the UN. "If you can prove to us you can save more lives, feed more families, restore more hope, come on," Johnnie Moore, the executive chairman of the GHF, said at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Thursday. "Until then, we're going to judge every actor not by their intentions or by their pedigree but by their results." The GHF was brought in as an attempted alternative to UN aid agencies in Gaza, which have decades of experience, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imposed a total siege on the strip in March. It began operations in May and had a rocky start after its first CEO resigned, citing human rights concerns. The staff is made up of military contractors from the US, with some from the UK. GHF's funding remains a mystery, though the Trump administration has now approved $30m for the organisation, despite initially describing it as a completely independent undertaking that is not government-linked.
Leaders
6 days ago
- Leaders
GHF Ex-Contractor Exposes Israeli Brutality against Palestinian Aid Seekers
An American army veteran has exposed the crimes committed by the Israeli military at the aid distribution sites operated by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The retired US Army Green Beret and former GHF contractor, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Aguilar, shared heartbreaking accounts of atrocities committed by Israeli troops against starving Palestinian civilians, including children, near aid hubs. Amir: Victim of Israeli Brutality During an interview with the UnXeptable podcast, Aguilar recounted how the Israeli forces brutally killed an innocent Palestinian child right after receiving food supplies. 'This little boy, his name was Amir, and he was standing with the crowd. But he walks over to me and he puts out his hand. And at first, I thought he wanted more food or something. I felt bad coz I didn't have anything,' Aguilar said. 'But I was like 'oh I have nothing,' and he puts out his hand, so I beckoned him to come to me and said 'come here.' He reaches out and holds my hand and he kisses my hand. He kisses my hand and he says 'shukran' (thank you),' he added. Dire Conditions The US army veteran described Amir's pathetic condition. 'Can you see in this picture this little boy is not wearing shoes. His clothes are falling off him because he is so skinny. I put my hand on his left shoulder and I looked at him and we looked each other in the eyes. I say to him 'people care. You are a human being and people care about you. The world cares',' Aguilar recounted. Anthony Aguilar 'That is not Hamas. That's not a Hamas spider. And I looked at him and said the world cares. And he put down the little food he has, you notice he does not have a box of food. He has half of a bag of rice that he found on the ground, a broken bag, half of a bag of lentils that he found on the ground. And he was thanking us,' he said. Heartbreaking Account 'This little boy walked 12 km just to get there. Look at this boy. When he got there, he thanked us for the remnants and small crumbs that he got. He sets them down on the ground because I was kneeling at this point. And he sets his food down and he places his hands on my face, on my cheeks, with these frail skeleton emaciated hands – dirty – he kissed me and said 'thank you' in English,' the former GHF contractor said. Aguilar went on to recount what happened. 'He collected his items and walked back to the group, and then he was shot at with pepper spray, tear gas, stun grenades and bullets shot at his feet and in the air. He runs away, scared, as they are shooting into this crowd,' he said while struggling to hold back his tears. Killing Palestinian Civilians 'And Palestinian civilians – human beings – are dropping to the ground, getting shot, and Amir was one of them. Amir walked 12 km to get food, got nothing but scraps, thanked us for it and died,' Aguilar added. 'That's what we are doing. That's not the only occasion. That happens every day at some point in the sites. Innocent civilians being shot,' the retired US soldier concluded. Short link : Post Views: 26
