Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:56pm on 19 Aug 2026,Wednesday International
Israel's military has confirmed for the first time that its soldiers fired at a car carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed along with six relatives in Gaza in 2024. Hind initially survived and pleaded for help during a phone call with Palestinian Red Crescent operators. An ambulance sent to rescue her was also hit, killing two paramedics. The Israel Defense Forces said it has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of Hind, her family and the paramedics. The IDF will also investigate the killing of 15 Palestinians, including medics and a UN worker, in Rafah in 2025. (PC: BBC)
