Israel admits its soldiers opened fire at car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab | First Thing

Israeli military orders criminal investigation into deaths of Hind and six family members. Plus, FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House revealed Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here The Israeli military admitted on Wednesday its troops had opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing. The death of Hind and her family was one of the most high profile of a series of incidents involving the killings of civilians during the first months of Israel’s war on Gaza, and it led to international outrage. Hind died after a desperate three-hour phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent on 29 January 2024 in which she pleaded for rescue. The family’s Kia Picanto car had been hit as the family sought to flee a new Israeli offensive into Gaza City. All the other passengers were also killed. Their bodies were retrieved 12 days later when Israeli troops withdrew. What prompted the investigation? The Israel Defense Forces repeatedly denied its troops had been in the area, but investigations by the media and others found evidence that strongly su