Israel to Probe Killing of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab
The military said reviews of 150 incidents led to probes after international outrage over the deaths of a child, 15 medics and aid workers.
- The Israeli military announced on August 19, 2026, that it has opened criminal investigations into the high-profile killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab, six of her family members, and two Red Crescent paramedics who were dispatched to rescue her.
- In its statement, the military acknowledged for the first time that Israeli troops fired upon the civilian vehicle carrying Rajab and her relatives in Gaza City in January 2024, and later shelled the arriving Red Crescent ambulance.
- The military also launched a separate criminal probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian paramedics and emergency workers whose marked rescue vehicles came under fire in the southern Gaza region.
- Concurrent review findings led the military to decline criminal investigations into three other high-profile attacks that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders, citing a lack of reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct.
- Family members of the victims, human rights organizations, and international legal groups expressed skepticism over the move, dismissing the internal military probes as insufficient and calling for an independent international inquiry.
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What to Know About Israel’s Probe Into the Killing of Hind Rajab
A general view of the damaged car in which 5-year-old Hind Rajab and members of her family died after Israeli forces fired on the vehicle in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza. —Dawoud Abo Alkas—Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has acknowledged for the first time that its soldiers opened fire on a vehicle carrying 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and six of her relatives in Gaza, and said it would launch a c…
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sydneysun.comIsrael admits killing five-year-old Hind Rajab but clears troops over aid worker deaths
Australia has summoned the Israeli ambassador over the decision not to investigate the deadly World Central Kitchen strike Israel has acknowledged that its troops killed Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, and opened a criminal investigation into the incident. At the same time, it has refused to pursue a probe into the death of seven...
Israel Finally Admits Responsibility for Killing Five-Year-Old Hind Rajab
The Israeli military has finally admitted to opening fire on the car carrying Hind Rajab. Israel has long denied that any troops were present in the Tel-al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City where the five-year-old and her family were killed on 29 January 2024. But on Wednesday, the Israeli military announced that it would open a criminal investigation into both Rajab’s death and a separate incident in March 2025, in which Israeli troops killed 15 …
The Israel Defense Forces is investigating the actions of its soldiers in two shooting incidents of civilians in Gaza that have received widespread international attention.
The IDF is finally probing Hind Rajab's killing. Don't expect accountability
The IDF is investigating five high-profile cases, including the killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics. But hundreds of other incidents that raise questions about the army's rules of engagement remain unexamined
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