Mahmoud al-Kayed, 10, died after being hit by shrapnel from Israeli tank fire as he hunted for birds in north Gaza.
“I started to run when I heard the firing. Mahmoud and his friends were trying to catch birds with a net when they were hit by shrapnel,” he told French news agency AFP.
The Israeli army said they had opened fire on suspicious figures spotted close to the border crossing point, which is banned to Palestinians.
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The grieving aunt of 10-year-old Mahmoud Kayed, shot dead near Gaza City - Palestinians said Israeli troops opened fire as he was setting nets to catch birds.
Chota - A state of oppression and terror that leaves no room for innocence. Mahmoud’s murder killed childhoods for a thousand.