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Tue 13 Feb 2024 8:24 am - Jerusalem Time

Euro-Med: The Israeli army committed two crimes against the child Hind and the ambulance crew

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reported that preliminary investigations indicate that the child Hind Rajab and her relatives died as victims of a deliberate execution carried out by the Israeli army against them in Gaza City.

In an official statement, the Observatory reviewed the facts found at the scene of the incident, saying: “The child Hind and five members of her family were subjected to direct and repeated gunfire while they were riding in a civilian car in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza, on Monday, January 29, at approximately five o’clock.” evening


The statement indicated that "the child Hind was found on Saturday, February 10, and she died among the bodies of her relatives who were immediately martyred inside the car that was carrying them, 12 days after she issued the distress call. The Palestinian Red Crescent also found on the same day the bodies of the two paramedics, Yousef Zaino." and Ahmed Al-Madhoun, who went to rescue the girl, after coordination with the Israeli side.”


The statement pointed out that the car in which Hind was inside was found to be full of bullet holes, shattered glass, and heavy traces of bullets that were fired directly at her. The field examination also showed that traces of Israeli tanks were clearly visible on the road leading towards the car.


According to the statement, “satellite images hours before the crime showed that Israeli military vehicles were 200 meters away from the location of the car,” noting that the victims were subjected to intense fire and fragments of artillery shelling, and fragments of an American-made M830A1 HEAT shell were found in the area. A Red Crescent ambulance was targeted by the army.


The statement concluded, "All the facts indicate that both crimes occurred during the day and before dark, which means that the vision was clear in front of the Israeli army, and that they were able to identify and distinguish that those who were in the car were a group of civilians consisting of a family with its children."


On Saturday, the body of the child Hind Rajab (6 years old) and five members of her family (her uncle and his family) were found after their car, which they were traveling in, was surrounded 12 days ago, in the Tal Al-Hawa area, southwest of Gaza City.

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Euro-Med: The Israeli army committed two crimes against the child Hind and the ambulance crew

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