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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke

Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed

Hind Rajab smiles in a graduation cap and gown
Hind Rajab died after a desperate three-hour phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent in which she pleaded for rescue. Photograph: Family Handout/AP

The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing.

The killing of Hind and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents involving civilian casualties during the first months of the Gaza conflict which prompted international outrage.

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