Israel’s military has opened a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing of five-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab, acknowledging that its forces fired at the vehicle carrying her family. The admission marks a major development in a case that drew global attention after Hind survived the initial attack and was later found dead alongside family members and rescue paramedics.

Israel’s military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old

The Palestinian girl died after being trapped in a car for hours while begging for help, in one of the highest-profile incidents in the war.