Israel admits that it fired on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab

Israel admits that it fired on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 16:17 Military opens criminal investigation into the killing of nine people in January 2024, but says there was no criminal misconduct in three other cases Hind Rajab, five, was killed by Israeli forces in February 2024 alongside six members of her family and two paramedics (Screengrab/X) Off Israel ’s military has for the first time admitted that it opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza City two-and-a-half years ago. The military said it would open a criminal investigation into the killing of nine people on 29 January 2024, including Hind. On that date, the Palestinian girl initially survived an Israeli attack on a vehicle which killed several members of her family.