Israel Opens Criminal Probes into Killings of Hind Rajab and Aid Workers
Israel will probe the deaths of Hind Rajab and 15 aid workers. The military's internal investigation follows a Fact-Finding and Assessment Mechanism review of five incidents. Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl, was killed in Gaza in January 2024; the aid workers died in March 2025. The World Central Kitchen deaths of seven staffers in April 2024 were examined but sparked no criminal probe. Rights group Yesh Din says such inquiries seldom lead to indictments, and sentences are often too lenient. The IDF cited complex operational reality.
Key facts
- Israel's military opened internal investigations into the killing of Hind Rajab.
- Hind Rajab was a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in January 2024.
- The probes also cover the deaths of 15 emergency and aid workers in March 2025.
- The decisions were announced on Wednesday.
- They follow investigations by the Fact-Finding and Assessment Mechanism.
- The mechanism reviewed five incidents involving Palestinian deaths.
- In April 2024, seven World Central Kitchen aid workers were killed; no criminal investigation was opened.
- Rights group Yesh Din says such probes rarely lead to convictions.
Entities
Artists
- Hind Rajab
Institutions
- Israel Defence Forces (IDF)
- Fact-Finding and Assessment Mechanism
- World Central Kitchen
- Yesh Din
Locations
- Gaza Strip
- Gaza
- Khan Younis
- Israel
- Palestine