Jerusalem, Aug 19, 2026 (AFP) - Israel army launches criminal probe into killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab

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2026-08-19

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had ordered a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing in Gaza of five-year-old Hind Rajab, whose death drew international outrage after a harrowing recording of her last words. Rajab's body was recovered from a car riddled with bullets in Gaza City days after she was last heard from in a desperate, hours-long phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent on January 29, 2024. "Following review of the findin......

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