Regendans‘Substantial evidence’ of double-tap strike in killing of Gaza’s Hind Rajab
Campaign group Avaaz analyses the timeline of events to conclude that violations show Israel systematically kills first responders.
In the final hours of her life on January 29, 2024, Hind Rajab’s feeble voice could be heard desperately pleading with her mother and emergency workers for help, as she was trapped in a car surrounded by the bodies of six of her relatives.
After finally getting clearance from the Israeli military in Gaza City, a Red Crescent ambulance raced to save the five-year-old girl. But two paramedics were killed when their marked vehicle – whose sirens were blaring – came under Israeli tank fire. The remains of the nine victims were recovered 12 days later.
Two years after the tragedy, a report claims this was a “double tap” attack by the Israeli army. A double-tap strike essentially means carrying out two strikes on the same target, often wounding or killing medics and civilians who are coming to the aid of people harmed in the first attack.
Analysis by the global campaign group Avaaz has found evidence that the killings contravened international combat law under the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute.
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