The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it has ordered internal criminal investigations into the killing of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and six of her family members in Gaza in 2024. The child and her relatives were killed when troops opened fire on their car while they were trapped and pleading for help, an incident that drew significant international outrage.
The military police will also investigate the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency aid workers and medics in 2025. These decisions follow a review of 150 incidents regarding the conduct of Israeli troops and a multiyear review of combat incidents involving civilian deaths.
The military stated it would not launch criminal investigations into three other attacks involving aid workers from Doctors Without Borders and World Central Kitchen. While these probes target high-profile cases that spurred international condemnation, rights groups have warned that such internal investigations rarely lead to convictions.