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Euronews · collected 2026-08-20 · by Greta Ruffino

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The Israeli military has announced that it will open criminal investigations into two incidents involving the killing of Palestinians in Gaza: the 2024 shooting of five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, and the 2025 killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics. The decision comes after reviews of 150 incidents, with probes launched in five cases. The military has chosen not to investigate three other high-profile killings, including an Israeli strike on a hospital that killed five journalists. The families of those killed have criticized Israel for not doing enough to hold its troops accountable.
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In January *, five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family were killed when their car was hit by Israeli fire while trying to flee the Gaza City area. The incident, which drew international outrage, was initially denied by Israel's military, but an investigation later confirmed that Israeli troops had indeed opened fire on the car. Hind's family members, including six relatives, were also killed in the attack.

The incident was one of several high-profile cases of civilian killings during Israel's war on Gaza, which prompted international condemnation. In a statement, Israel's military said it would open a criminal investigation into the killing, as well as two other incidents involving Palestinian paramedics and aid workers.

The investigation decision came after reviews of 150 incidents involving Israeli troops in Gaza, with decisions reached in five cases. However, rights groups have noted that such investigations rarely lead to convictions, with nearly zero indictments served relative to the number of complaints against soldiers and commanders who commit offenses.

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Israeli NORP · 7× Gaza GPE · 3× Palestinian NORP · 3× Doctors Without Borders ORG · 2× Rajab PERSON · 2× Red Crescent ORG · 2× World Central Kitchen ORG · 2× the Red Crescent ORG · 2× Hind Rajab PERSON · 1× Palestinians NORP · 1×

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The Israeli military said on Wednesday it would open criminal investigations into two high-profile incidents involving the killing of Palestinians during the war in Gaza, including five-year-old Hind Rajab and members of her family, as well as 15 Palestinian paramedics. The announcement came after the military completed reviews of 150 incidents involving the conduct of Israeli troops in Gaza, with decisions reached in five cases.
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🔮 The Israeli military said on Wednesday it would open criminal investigations into two high-profile incidents involving the killing of Palestinians during the war in Gaza, including five-year-old Hind Rajab and members of her family, as well as 15 Palestinian paramedics. The announcement came after the military completed reviews of 150 incidents involving the conduct of Israeli troops in Gaza, with decisions reached in five cases.
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Israel opens criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

Criminal investigations are not being opened into three other incidents involving aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders. asserted
investigations → open → Borders
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it would open criminal investigations into two high-profile incidents involving the killing of Palestinians during the war in Gaza, including five-year-old Hind Rajab and members of her family, as well as 15 Palestinian paramedics. The announcement came after the military completed reviews of 150 incidents involving the conduct of Israeli troops in Gaza, with decisions reached in five cases. asserted
decisions → say → cases
The statement did not address several other high-profile killings that the military had previously pledged to investigate, including Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza in August 2025 that killed five journalists. asserted
that → address → journalists
The military said it would not pursue criminal investigations into three other incidents involving aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders. asserted
it → say → Borders
How did the killings unfold? asserted
killings → unfold → ?
Both Rajab’s killing in February 2024 and the killing of 15 Palestinian medics in May 2025 drew international attention. uncertain
killing → draw → attention
Rajab was travelling with six relatives as they tried to flee Gaza City when Israeli troops opened fire on their vehicle. asserted
troops → travel → vehicle
Her 15-year-old cousin, Layan Hamada, called the Palestinian Red Crescent, saying a tank was approaching and that her family had been killed. asserted
family → call → Crescent
Seconds later, further gunfire could be heard before Layan’s screams stopped, according to a recording released by the Red Crescent. uncertain
screams → hear → Crescent
Hind initially survived the attack and remained in contact with the Red Crescent as it sought permission from the Israeli military to reach her. asserted
it → survive → her
12 days later, she, her relatives and two medics sent to rescue her were found dead. asserted
she → send → her
The 15 paramedics were killed in Rafah after Israeli troops opened fire on ambulances and other emergency vehicles responding to casualties and searching for a missing ambulance, according to phone footage and the sole survivor. uncertain
troops → kill → footage
Their bodies and damaged vehicles were subsequently buried in a mass grave. asserted
bodies → damage → grave
UN and rescue workers recovered the remains about a week later. asserted
UN → recover → remains
The Israeli military initially said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals. asserted
vehicles → say → headlights
It later revised its account after footage showed the emergency vehicles moving with flashing lights and visible Red Crescent and Civil Defence markings. asserted
vehicles → revise → lights
“We are not obligated to prove the truth because it is already proven to the whole world,” Eid Azizi, a Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson, told news agency AP. asserted
Azizi → obligate → AP
“We shouldn’t have reached this point if they respected and followed the international humanitarian law.” asserted
they → reach → law
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