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Israel Opens Criminal Probe Into Hind Rajab and Gaza Medics Killings

Israel's military has opened criminal investigations into the 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and six relatives in Gaza, and into the deaths of 15 emergency and aid workers in March 2025. The army admitted its troops fired at the car carrying Rajab. Rights groups note such internal inquiries rarely result in convictions.

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Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers NYTimes – World
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Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country’s conduct in Gaza were transferred to the military police. Such investigations have rarely led to convictions.

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Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical WorkersNYTimes – World
NYT

Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers

Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country’s conduct in Gaza were transferred to the military police. Such investigations have rarely led to convictions.

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Guardian

Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed

Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024 The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing. The killing of Hind and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents i…

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Euronews

Israel opens criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics

Criminal investigations are not being opened into three other incidents involving aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.

Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigationBBC News – World
BBC

Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation

The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.

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News24

Israel opens probes into killings of Hind Rajab, 5, and Gaza rescue workers – military

Israel’s military will open internal investigations over its troops’ killings in Gaza ‌of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in January ⁠2024 and 15 emergency and aid workers in March 2025, it ⁠said on Wednesday, although rights groups said such probes rarely lead to convictions.

Israeli army orders criminal investigation into killing of Palestinian girl Hind RajabSky News – World
Sky

Israeli army orders criminal investigation into killing of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab

The Israeli army has ordered a criminal investigation into the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza two years ago.