Hollywood is buzzing with anticipation as The Voice of Hind Rajab heads to the Academy Awards as a nominee for Best International Feature. According to Al Jazeera, the critically acclaimed docudrama that reconstructs the killing of five-year-old Hind in Gaza, Palestine, has generated significant hope among its makers and supporters in the lead-up to Sunday’s ceremony.
Hind died from her injuries on January 24, 2024, at about 7:30 PM. She was trapped in a car, surrounded by the bodies of her relatives, after her family tried to follow displacement orders and leave Gaza hours earlier. Israel fired over 300 bullets at the black Kia Hind’s uncle was driving. Hind has since become a global symbol for the immense suffering of Palestinian children, with more than 20,000 having been killed in Israel’s genocidal war.
