Gaza
Israeli military opens probe into Gaza strike that killed medics and child
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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More than two years after a strike killed Palestinian child Hind Rajab, family members, and medics responding to rescue her, the Israeli military acknowledged for the first time that its forces fired on the vehicle carrying them, the Shehab wire reported. The military announced it would open a criminal investigation into the incident.
The acknowledgment marks a shift in the military's previous position on the strike in Gaza. Hind Rajab was a young girl whose death alongside civilians attempting to aid her became a focal point in international scrutiny of Israeli operations.
