Dr Nick Maynard, a British surgeon who has recently returned from Gaza, said that hospital colleagues first raised the alarm when what appeared to be a “pattern” emerged of “clusters” of similar injuries on the same days from controversial aid distribution sites.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it categorically rejected claims of the deliberate targeting of minors but that “incidents” at aid sites were being investigated.
Palestinians collect what remains of relief supplies from the distribution center of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, 5 June 2025 (Photo: Reuters)“One day it would be the head and neck being targeted, the next day would be the abdomen, the next day the chest, the next day the legs or the arms,” he told The i Paper.
“The pattern, the clustering, to me appears far too striking to be coincidental, and it suggests deliberate targeting of specific body parts on different days. It’s almost like a game they’re playing.”
: Palestinians gather as they carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on 20 July 2025 (Photo: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)Maynard treated those with abdomen and chest injuries, which is his specialism, while his colleagues treated those hit in other body parts.
This photo, provided by an American contractor on condition of anonymity, shows Palestinians behind gates before entering a food distribution site operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in May (Photo: AP)
An IDF spokesperson said that the army’s “binding orders prohibit forces operating in the area from intentionally firing at minors”.
“Any allegation of a violation of the law or regulations will be thoroughly investigated, including taking appropriate action if necessary.”
Of these, 766 were in the vicinity of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) aid sites, and 288 near UN and other charities’ aid convoys. The GHF took over aid operations from charities at the end of May.
Gazans wait for aid (Photo: Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty)
The IDF said that it was “working to facilitate and ease the distribution of humanitarian aid” under “difficult and complex operational conditions.”
Children treated for blast injuries without painkillers
Some patients with major gunshot wounds were having to wait up to five hours for surgery due to shortages of theatres, Maynard said, something which would be “inconceivable” elsewhere in the world.
Maynard said he would never forget the screams of an eight-year-old girl named Aya as her badly fractured leg had to be straightened out without any pain relief.
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“When we were operating with them, we had very limited equipment. Sometimes the facilities for scrubbing up were very inadequate, with often not enough water to wash your hands properly. There were not enough sterile drapes to create a sterile operating field,” he said.
“There were sometimes no painkillers on the ward. In the theatres, we had very limited sutures to sew things up.”
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