Turkish President Erdogan meets with family of slain 5-year-old Palestinian girl

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday received the family of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in a 2024 Israeli attack targeting the car she was in. The closed-door meeting with the family of Hind Rajab was held at the Presidential Complex in the capital Ankara. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy was also present at the meeting. The meeting came ahead of the third anniversary of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which began on Oct. 7, 2023. Five-year-old Hind Rajab was killed on Jan. 29, 2024, in Gaza City, along with six family members, when the vehicle they were traveling in came under Israeli military fire. Israel continues to violate the ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, with 1,460 Palestinians killed and 5,116 injured in attacks as of Monday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Since the genocide began in October 2023, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 175,000 injured, while around 90% of Gaza’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.