“ Abboud ” found alive after the entrepreneur said he had been shot in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE: A Gazan young boy nicknamed “Amir” who went to a distribution site of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and was killed by Israeli Defense forces (FDI) in May, was found alive and hid with his mother.

In an exclusive interview with the boy whose real name was confirmed by the GHF like Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamden, but who passes “Abboud”, the 8 -year -old boy and his mother answered questions provided by Fox News Digital through a translator of the GHF, in which the pair seemed excited before their planned extraction of the Gaza band.

Abboud and his mother, whose names are Najlaa, were extracted from the Gaza Strip safely Thursday, although the location was not disclosed in this report for their protection.

“Apart from the Gaza Strip, that’s good,” said Abboud, according to a translation checked by Fox News Digital.

The story of Abboud has become viral after a former GHF entrepreneur, Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year-old veteran of the American army and the lieutenant of the retired green beret, had seen the boy he called “Amir” shot down by the FDI forces outside a GHF distribution site on May 28.

Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamden (Abboud) and his mother appeared at the GHF SDS 3 ending a search of several weeks on August 23, 2025. (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation)

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In his story, Aguilar showed images taken using his images of body cameras from the boy who are approaching Aguilar and another entrepreneur clearing bags of food.

He said that he and the boy had a touching moment when Abdul, whose nickname is Abboud, kissed his hand then his face in apparent thanks for food supplies.

Aguilar said that the boy had then returned to the group of other Palestinians who were informed shortly after leaving the aid site after pepper gas, tear gas and dizzy grenades, he said in a Interview with MSNBC.

Aguilar – who was employed as an entrepreneur for UG Solutions, a subcontractor of GHF – then said he heard shots fired after the departure of the Palestinians, and by reaching the premises, he found Abboud and others had been killed by the FDI.

Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamden (Abboud,) aged 8, was discovered with his mother in the Gaza Strip following a GHF survey which ended when they appeared as a secure distribution site (SDS) 3 in the Gaza Strip on August 23, 2025. (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation)

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“Turned to the chest, a shot on the leg-dead,” he said Dialogue works Regarding Abboud.

In his stories of the incident of several media, as well as Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-MD., On July 29, Aguilar said The murder first occurred outside the Help site of the GHF SDS 1 before telling MSNBC on August 2 that the shooting occurred near SDS 2, then said to the dialogue work on Saturday, the events occurred outside SDS 3.

The GHF, which ended the Aguilar contract in June, launched an investigation at the end of July to try to locate the boy’s identity and discover what happened.

Thanks to their investigation, which relied on the Word with the local Palestinians, they finally found Abboud’s mother and his son.

The identity of Abboud, his mother and other parents was verified by GHF using facial recognition software that compared the boy’s images with those captured by Aguilar, as well as biometric data shared with Fox News Digital.

In images exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, Abboud, is seen in interaction with playfulness with a GHF representative after arriving at the secure distribution site (SDS) 3 with his mother at the end of last month.

“We are delighted and deeply relieved that Abboud is safe and that this story ends in hope,” said GHF executive president Johnnie Moore in a statement to Fox News Digital. “This result has never been guaranteed and it is thanks to the courage and perseverance of our team of American heroes; veterans who have never stopped working to find and put it in safety in the most complex imaginable environment.”

The concerns have shown that the story of Aguilar drew international attention that Hamas had a direct interest in ensuring that Abboud was not found, because he would discredit the assertion that the GHF and the FDI were committed not only in brutal but fatal behavior towards the Palestinians.

“While this story ends happily, it could have ended with a tragedy,” added Moore. “Too many people, especially in the press and civil society, quickly spread the unaccompanied complaints without asking the most basic questions.

“When the life of a child is at stake, the facts must be more important than the headlines,” he added.

Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamden (Abboud,) aged 8, was discovered with his mother in the Gaza Strip following a GHF survey which ended when they appeared as a secure distribution site (SDS) 3 in the Gaza Strip on August 23, 2025. (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation)

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Abboud’s mother brought him to SDS 3 at the end of last month under a big disguise, before the couple, as well as four other male members of the family, of which at least one who had been threatened by Hamas, were extracted from the Gaza Strip, a GHF representative involved in the confirmed operation at Fox News Digital.

“He and his mother have been moved to a safe and secure place. We will not reveal their fate at the moment for their security, but we believe that they are on the way to a new life,” GHF spokesman, Chapman Fay, told Fox News.

Najlaa said her wish for the future of her son is that he is “comfortable”.

“My son and I suffered a lot. But we thank God,” she added. “I thank everyone who helped me and stayed next to me.”