The Israeli military orders a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Gaza City. The probe is ordered two years after the incident, following international attention on the circumstances of her death.
Multiple outlets report that Rajab’s family was in a vehicle when Israeli troops fired, and that her body was later recovered after several days. BBC, Al-Monitor and others describe a sequence in which Rajab spends hours on the phone with paramedics through the Palestinian Red Crescent, with a recording of her last words drawing widespread outrage. Her body is found in a car that has been hit by bullets, along with other victims connected to the search and aftermath.
Outlets also note that the investigation is announced by the Israeli army as a criminal inquiry. Vancouver Sun adds details about the recovery and the presence of other bodies, while the broader accounts converge on the main facts: the order for an investigation, the date and location of the killing, and the role of the Red Crescent call in bringing the case to international attention.
