A Palestinian nurse named Udai Al-Qur’an was killed in Gaza on Monday when an aid box dropped from an aircraft landed on him during an airdrop operation in the besieged region. The incident was reported by the news outlet *Middle East Eye* on Tuesday, August 5.
According to the British newspaper *The Independent*, Udai Al-Qur’an was waiting for the airdropped aid but was unable to move away in time when the box fell, resulting in his death after being crushed under it.
Amid the ongoing famine in Gaza, several countries have been delivering aid via airdrops with Israel’s approval. Since the humanitarian crisis began in October 2023, at least 180 people have died of starvation. The Israeli blockade has completely encircled Gaza, and the United Nations has recently described the situation as a “terrifying form of famine” due to tightened restrictions.
Udai’s cousin, Mu’tasim, told *The Independent*, “He was married and a father of two children. Like many others in Gaza, he had been starving for the past four months.”
Due to Israel’s restrictions on land-based aid deliveries, countries have resorted to airdropping supplies. However, various human rights organizations have criticized this method as ineffective, stating that it fails to deliver sufficient food and assistance. Moreover, airdropped aid boxes have occasionally proven deadly for civilians, particularly those with limited mobility who are unable to move out of the way in time, leading to tragic accidents.
In a similar incident in October 2024, three-year-old Sami Mahmoud Ayad was killed in southern Gaza’s Al-Mawasi when a malfunctioning parachute caused an aid box to crash onto his tent. Additionally, over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed at aid distribution centers operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), supported by Israel and the United States.
Former U.S. military officer and whistleblower Anthony Aguilar, who worked with GHF, alleged that he personally witnessed Israeli forces and GHF-hired mercenaries killing Palestinians who came to collect aid.
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