Israel Kills Hind Rajab and Family as They Try to Flee Gaza City

Hind Rajab’s killing has become a focal point in the war on Gaza, with multiple outlets describing both the original incident and later efforts to dispute it.

The Grayzone says a new website established by the Israeli government through a contract with “Trump’s former campaign manager” seeks to manipulate AI platforms into denying “established accounts of Hind Rajab’s killing,” pointing to Clock Tower X and a portal called Factsignal.org.

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The Grayzone claims Factsignal.org “attempt[s] to cast doubt on an incident that has become a symbol of the crimes committed by the Israeli army against the civilian population of Gaza,” and it says the site argues “the Israeli army did not kill the six-year-old Hind Rajab and her family” after firing “335 rounds” on their car while they attempted to flee Gaza City.

In that same account, the Grayzone says Factsignal.org instead claims the Rajab family was “likely killed by Palestinian resistance fighters,” adding that “vehicles could have been hit in crossfire” and that “mortar fire or small arms from Palestinian groups” could have been involved.

The Grayzone also says the site speculates that “the scene could have been altered after the fact,” while it asserts that “No evidence is offered to prove any of the claims disseminated by the Israeli foreign agent.”

Other sources embed the incident in a rescue timeline: Chronique de Palestine says that on “January 29, 2024,” Hind Rajab was murdered along with her family as they tried to leave the “Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City,” and it describes her cousin calling the “Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS)” saying “a tank was approaching.”

Chronique de Palestine further states that “a Forensic Architecture investigation later found that a total of 335 bullets were fired at the car” and that “the tank’s gunners had a clear view of the two children in the car,” while also giving a distance range of “between 13 and 23 meters.”

The dispute over Hind Rajab’s killing runs alongside new legal and institutional actions described by different outlets.

The Grayzone says Hind Rajab came to international attention when “Palestinian paramedics published audio of her and her family members’ harrowing phone calls pleading for help,” and it quotes Layan calling “Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) first responders” saying, “we need help… they are shooting at us… we are inside the car and there is a tank next to us.”

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It adds that “On February 10, 2024, after Israeli forces left the area, first responders uncovered a hideous scene” with “the decomposed bodies of Hind Rajab and her family in their car, riddled with 335 bullets with clear Israeli ballistics.”

In a separate thread, i24NEWS reports that the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a complaint with Dutch police on “Thursday” seeking “the arrest of two Israel Defense Forces soldiers” seen waving a flag from the “Givati Brigade” during the “Tomorrowland music festival” in Belgium “last weekend.”

i24NEWS says the HRF is “registered in Belgium in September 2024” and that it is “led by controversial figures,” naming “Dyab Abou Jahjah” and “Karim Hassan,” while it also says Jahjah is “known as a longtime supporter of the terrorist organization Hezbollah.”

i24NEWS further states that the HRF accuses the two individuals of being “responsible for serious international crimes, notably war crimes and genocide committed in the Gaza Strip,” and it says the foundation “seized the Belgian prosecutor with a request for arrest and prosecution ‘under Belgium’s universal jurisdiction laws’.”

ISM-France frames the incident as a year-long memorial and repeats the rescue and forensic details, saying Hind “aged five” was murdered “on January 29, 2024,” and it describes her cousin “Layan Hamada, 15 years old” making an urgent appeal to PRCS.

ISM-France also says “Forensic Architecture later revealed that in total, 335 bullets were fired at the car,” and it specifies that “the tank operators had a clear view of the two children inside the vehicle,” while giving the same distance range of “13 to 23 meters.”

The war on Gaza narrative around Hind Rajab also spilled into entertainment industry politics, with outlets describing efforts to influence Oscar outcomes and to counter those efforts.

“One protester replaces the Israeli flag with the Palestinian flag amid cheers from the protesters”

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Al-Arabiya Aljadid reports that a campaign by supporters of Israel is working to exclude the film “Voice of Hind Rajab” from the Oscar race, saying the New Arab is coordinating efforts “to prevent the film 'Voice of Hind Rajab,' which tells the story of a Palestinian girl killed by the Israeli occupation army during the Gaza genocide, from winning the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.”

The same article says the drama film is directed by “Tunisian Kohther Ben Henia” and that it “documents an attempt by members of the Palestinian Red Crescent on January 29, 2024 to rescue five-year-old Hind Rajab after she was trapped alone in a car by the Israeli army.”

Al-Arabiya Aljadid adds that after the Palestinian medics obtained “Israeli approval to evacuate her,” “the occupation killed the girl and the rescuers,” and it states the film has “won a large number of awards at festivals around the world” since winning the “Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2025.”

It also says the film is a candidate for “Best Foreign Language Film at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony” to be held on “March 16 of the current year,” and it notes that “the final voting before the announcement of the shortlists ends today, Thursday.”

The article describes a smear campaign by “the Creative Community for Peace,” which it says accuses the film of being “propaganda' and 'manipulation,'” while questioning the circumstances of the killing.

It further says the organization is “headquartered in Los Angeles” and was founded in “2012” by “David Renzer” and “Steve Schnur,” and it claims investigations by “the Jewish Voice for Peace organization” in “2018” indicated the two organizations are “simply two alternate names for a single nonprofit registered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under the name 'Israel Emergency Alliance.'”

In parallel, the same outlet says “Berlin under guardianship: new rules to suppress the Palestinian voice” and includes a broader list of activism items, while CAPJPO-EuroPalestine describes protests in “Kafr Aqab” and “Hebron” and calls for boycotts including “Boycott Carrefour! Boycott McDonald’s!” and “Boycott Carrefour! New action.”

The Grayzone portrays Israel’s Hind Rajab-related messaging as part of a broader effort to shape what people see when they search or ask AI systems for information.

It says Israel created “nine English language websites explicitly aimed at manipulating AI platforms like Claude and ChatGPT,” and it identifies “Clock Tower X” as the vehicle for maintaining them.

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The Grayzone describes Clock Tower X as “a company founded by Brad Parscale, the former manager of President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign,” and it says Parscale is “now a federally registered foreign agent.”

It characterizes the contract as a “gargantuan contract aimed at reversing Israel’s public relations crisis by flooding online media with anti-Palestinian propaganda,” and it says one of the portals is dedicated to “prov[ing] that Hamas’s terrorist designation reflects global consensus, and undeniable evidence of violence, not conspiracy.”

Within that framing, the Grayzone says Factsignal.org “distributed materials attempting to cast doubt on an incident” that it calls a symbol of crimes committed by the Israeli army against civilians in Gaza.

The Grayzone quotes the site’s alternative explanation that “the Israeli army did not kill the six-year-old Hind Rajab and her family,” and it says the Rajab family was “likely killed by Palestinian resistance fighters,” with “vehicles could have been hit in crossfire” and “mortar fire or small arms from Palestinian groups.”

The Grayzone also says the site “speculates that “the scene could have been altered after the fact,” and it adds that “No evidence is offered to prove any of the claims disseminated by the Israeli foreign agent.”

It then links the strategy to AI output, saying Clocktower “aims to inject confusion into AI platforms when users seek information on the incident,” prompting chatbots to produce “alternative explanations” alongside “verified reporting.”

Across the sources, the next steps described for Hind Rajab’s case center on accountability efforts, international visibility, and continued contestation.

The Grayzone says the Israeli government’s renewed campaign to undermine the established account is based on “speculative, often contradictory claims sourced entirely to Israeli and pro-Israel sources,” and it adds that Clocktower “appears to have little interest in clinically debunking the established account of Rajab’s killing.”

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It also points to the incident’s evidentiary trail, saying the Israeli military declared its troops were “not present near the vehicle or within the firing range,” and it claims that “this deception collapsed when the US State Department and Washington Post produced evidence that the IDF had, in fact, been operating in the immediate area at the time.”

The Grayzone further says the Washington Post’s investigation determined that Israel “killed the two first responders seeking to rescue her as well,” and it ties that to the broader push to shape narratives.

ISM-France and Chronique de Palestine both describe continued calls for justice and accountability, with ISM-France saying “With our work at the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), we aim to break the cycle of Israeli impunity and pursue justice and accountability for Israeli soldiers who committed war crimes and human rights abuses against Palestinians.”

Chronique de Palestine similarly states that “A ceasefire was reached in Gaza, nearly a year after Hind Rajab’s murder, and those responsible have still not been brought to justice,” and it repeats that the foundation aims “to break the cycle of Israeli impunity and work for justice.”

In the legal arena, i24NEWS reports that HRF seeks arrests under “Belgium’s universal jurisdiction laws,” and it says the foundation “filed on Thursday a complaint with the Dutch police” while also stating it had “already filed a complaint in Belgium” tied to the Tomorrowland flag incident.

In the cultural arena, Al-Arabiya Aljadid frames the Oscar race as a near-term battleground, noting the “96th Academy Awards ceremony” on “March 16 of the current year” and that “the final voting before the announcement of the shortlists ends today, Thursday.”

Meanwhile, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine’s protest descriptions and calls to boycott—such as “Boycott Carrefour! Boycott McDonald’s!” and “Boycott Carrefour! New action.”—show how Hind Rajab-related activism is presented as ongoing and geographically dispersed, including marches in “Kafr Aqab” and rallies in “Hebron.”