Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
The Israeli military has announced criminal investigations into two specific incidents involving the deaths of civilians and paramedics in Gaza. However, it has declined to open investigations into several other high-profile cases involving aid workers and journalists.
Why it matters
The decision highlights the ongoing international scrutiny regarding military conduct and accountability in the Gaza conflict.
Israel's military said Wednesday (August 19, 2026) it would launch criminal investigations into two high-profile attacks on Palestinians during the war in Gaza, including the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics.
The military said it would not launch criminal investigations into three other attacks that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.
It released a statement announcing that it had completed reviews of 150 incidents of troop conduct in Gaza and had made decisions on five cases.
The statement did not mention other high-profile killings that the military has pledged to investigate throughout the war. It did not mention the Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza that killed five journalists in August 2025, including Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for The Associated Press and other news organisations.
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