What was Anthony Aguilar’s motive in spreading such a monstrous lie? What drives his apparent burning hatred for the Jewish state? Is anyone questioning him?
“Exclusive video reveals Gaza boy, said to be killed by IDF, is alive,” by Caitlin McFall, Fox News, September 4, 2025:
EXCLUSIVE: A young Gazan boy dubbed “Amir,” who traveled to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution site and was reported as having been killed by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in May, has been found alive and was hiding out with his mother.
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.
“Shot to the torso, a shot to the leg – dead,” he told Dialogue Works regarding Abboud.
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….
Kosh's Shadow says
I’m SHOCKED that a Jew-hating ahole would work with GHF to send aid to the Paliterrorists
Jerry says
There is a YT channel called The Israel Guys. It is hosted be two young Christian men. Which talks with two Jewish Israelis’ about the wars Israel is currently in. They have found X postings by Ret. LTC Anthony Agular trying to blackmail the GHF. Telling the GHF leadership that he would be their worst nightmare, if they did not cooperate with him and pay the blackmail demands. It was posted last week on YT.
gravenimage says
Thanks, Jerry.
gravenimage says
8-year-old boy claimed killed by IDF after kissing aid worker’s hand for receiving food is found alive
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I’m glad the kid is alive–but ths is just more vicious “Pallywood”. God, I hate Islam.
VL says
In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t even matter because the damage has already been done. It’s ingrained in people’s heads and more anti semitism has been passed around. Sad times, truth is meaningless.
Israel funneled the ball with this social media era.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The best part of this story was that Aguilar was terminated, even more than the 8-year old being found alive
Kosh's Shadow says
Too bad Israel can’t sue him
bill says
It is extremely shocking that a former high ranking officer in the US military should stoop so low and also dishonour his service because of his anti semitism. If he is receiving a pension from the US govt. I suggest it should be terminated. Just one more example of how so called journalists disgrace the profession
Shalom says
I watched the lengthy interview he gave on X, going into such long detail about how the boy had walked miles and was covered in dust just to find a small bag of lentils. He described how the boy was so grateful. All of this was listened to intently. It is sickening that these lies are being believed by millions.