
{"id":3413,"date":"2025-10-21T12:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/21\/al-jazeera-documentary-reveals-new-evidence-in-hind-rajab-familys-killing\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:40:32","slug":"al-jazeera-documentary-reveals-new-evidence-in-hind-rajab-familys-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/21\/al-jazeera-documentary-reveals-new-evidence-in-hind-rajab-familys-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Jazeera documentary reveals new evidence in Hind Rajab family\u2019s killing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Al Jazeera documentary uncovers new evidence in killings of Hind Rajab, her family and rescue team in Gaza City.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A documentary by Al Jazeera, in partnership with the Hind Rajab Foundation, has revealed new evidence in the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab, her family, and the rescue team that tried to reach them in Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary, <em>Ma Khafiya Aatham<\/em> (Tip of the Iceberg), which aired on Monday, discloses previously unknown details about the killing of the Rajab family and others in the final days of January 2024.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2025\/9\/4\/23-minute-standing-ovation-at-hind-rajab-film-premiere\">23-minute standing ovation at Hind Rajab film premiere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2025\/9\/4\/film-recounting-hind-rajabs-final-plea-breaks-record-at-premiere\">Film recounting Hind Rajab\u2019s final plea breaks record at premiere<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/7\/gaza-war-film-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-wins-2nd-prize-at-venice-festival\">Gaza war film The Voice of Hind Rajab wins 2nd prize at Venice festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2025\/9\/7\/hind-rajab-film-given-major-prize-at-venice-film-festival\">Hind Rajab film given major prize at Venice film festival<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Hind Rajab\u2019s final hours \u2013 as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/6\/23\/israeli-tank-fired-at-hind-rajab-family-car-from-metres-away-investigation\">she pleaded for help<\/a> following the initial shelling that killed her uncle, aunt and three cousins in their car \u2013 were widely circulated on social media after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Defending its actions that day, the Israeli government initially claimed that none of its forces was present when the Rajab family was killed, later asserting that the 335 bullet holes found in the family\u2019s car were the result of an exchange of fire between Israeli troops and armed Palestinian fighters.<\/p>\n<p>However, a subsequent investigation of satellite imagery and audio from that day by the multidisciplinary research group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/3\/21\/october-7-forensic-analysis-shows-hamas-abuses-many-false-israeli-claims\">Forensic Architecture<\/a>, based at Goldsmiths, the University of London, identified only the presence of several Israeli Merkava tanks in the vicinity of the Rajab family\u2019s car and no evidence of any exchange of fire.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Body of missing Palestinian girl Hind Rajab found in destroyed car | Al Jazeera Newsfeed\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Y4yu8UoSpc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The overall commander of the tanks present during the family\u2019s killing was Colonel Beni Aharon of Israel\u2019s 401 Armoured Brigade. Colonel Aharon is already the subject of a criminal complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation, which uses social media footage captured by Israeli soldiers during operations in Gaza as the basis for war crimes prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations by the foundation have identified that, within the 401st Brigade, the company known as \u201cVampire Empire\u201d, under the command of Major Sean Glass, was directly responsible for killing the Rajab family and subsequently tampering with the crime scene.<\/p>\n<p>The Vampire Empire company \u2013 its English name suggesting a multinational composition \u2013 is part of the 52nd Armoured Battalion under the command of Colonel Daniel Ella, who the foundation alleges bears direct responsibility for the killings at the field level.<\/p>\n<p>One of the company\u2019s soldiers, dual Israeli-Argentine national Itay Choukirkov, is currently being sued under Argentinian law for his alleged role in the family\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>According to the documentary, the 52nd Armoured Battalion, nicknamed Ha-Bok\u2019im (The Breachers), was among the first Israeli units to enter Gaza in October 2023 and has since been involved in some of the Israeli army\u2019s most lethal operations, including the destruction of several hospitals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3588524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3588524\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AFP__20250318__372V4L2__v3__HighRes__TopshotIsraelPalestinianGazaConflict-1742352914.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C513&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"An Israeli army Merkava main battle tank moves at a position in southern Israel along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. Israel on March 18 unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting 220 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to \"resume war\" after a deadlock on extending the truce. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA \/ AFP)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3588524\">An Israeli army Merkava tank [File: Menahem Kahana\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe government of Israel does not like these campaigns financed by organisations supporting the Palestinians,\u201d Israeli security expert Yossi Melman told Al Jazeera in the documentary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course it worries them and gives Israel a bad name when some Israelis \u2013 especially military personnel \u2013 are prosecuted for war crimes in some parts of the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Melman added that such prosecutions are of concern not only to the Israeli army but also to its intelligence agencies \u2013 the internal Shin Bet and the external Mossad.<\/p>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation is pursuing several legal actions against individual Israeli soldiers, including Shimon Zuckerman, a self-styled \u201cwar influencer\u201d who filmed himself and other members of the 8129 Engineering Corps razing the village of Khuza\u2019a near Khan Younis.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation says Zuckerman\u2019s social media posts provide clear evidence of the genocidal intent that led to the killing of the Rajab family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Jazeera documentary uncovers new evidence in killings of Hind Rajab, her family and rescue team in Gaza City. 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