Gaza
Israel admits soldiers fired on car carrying Hind Rajab
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The Israeli military acknowledged Wednesday that its troops opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza during 2024, The Guardian reported. The military announced it had ordered a criminal investigation into the deaths of the child and her relatives in the incident.
The admission followed mounting scrutiny over the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Rajab and the six companions traveling in the car were killed when Israeli forces fired on the vehicle. The military's decision to launch a criminal probe marks a rare acknowledgment of potential wrongdoing by Israeli forces during Gaza operations and comes as international attention on the case intensified.
