Killing of Hind Rajab
Hind Rajab was a five-year-old Palestinian girl from the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City who was killed by the Israeli military, after being the sole survivor of Israeli tank fire on the vehicle in which she had fled with six relatives.
| Killing of Hind Rajab | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war | |
Hind graduating from senior kindergarten, was killed at the age of 5 by the Israeli military | |
Killing of Hind Rajab (Israel) The attack site | |
| Location | Tel al-Hawa, Gaza Strip |
| Coordinates | 31°30′32.76″N 34°26′12.84″E |
| Date | 29 January 2024 |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Perpetrators | Israel Defense Forces |
According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Israeli forces deliberately attacked the ambulance sent to rescue her, killing two PRCS members, Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed al-Madhoun, despite the fact that Israel was notified of its dispatch. Israel has said that its troops were not near the vehicle in which Hind was killed. Al Jazeera disputed the finding, reporting that there had been three Israeli tanks in the area at the time; a fact confirmed by later Washington Post investigation based on satellite imagery.
Her story gained significant media coverage in February 2024, after her emergency 3-hour phone call with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society was released, in which she told the dispatcher, "I'm so scared, please come. Come take me. Please, will you come?"