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The Israeli military has confirmed for the first time that it fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family.
It also announced that it has launched an investigation into her killing in a statement on Wednesday.
A separate probe will investigate the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Gaza in May 2025 but the military said it would not launch an inquiry into three other high-profile attacks that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.
The military said it had completed a review of over 150 incidents involving Israeli troops in Gaza and had decided on five cases, including that of Hind and her family.
It did not mention the Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza that killed five journalists in August 2025, including Maryam Abu Daqqa, a photojournalist for the Independent’s partner site Independent Arabia.
open image in galleryHind Rajab was found dead in a car alongside her relatives (Family handout)Hind was killed alo..

At least one patient has been left permanently paralyzed and three others harmed after anesthetic was inadvertently swapped with a potentially-deadly substance during routine surgery, according to reports.
State regulators launched an investigation into the incident at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown in Nashville, Tennessee, which occurred late last week during standard procedures requiring epidurals for pain management.
The family of one victim, a 72-year-old woman from Centerville admitted for a knee replacement, told ABC affiliate WKRN she now has no feeling from the chest down.
“The joint replacement went wonderful,” her daughter-in-law Kristina Dorton said, describing the patient as someone who has always been active and fit. “Her knee is great. The rest of her is not.
“Currently, she has zero feeling, movement, or response to pain from her breastbone down. We don’t know what recovery looks like or if there is recovery. This is life-changing. You don’t come out of this without som..

On Monday, President Donald Trump made yet another unprecedented and violent threat against a country in the Middle East.
But this time the target of his ire was unexpected. Oman, an American ally for almost 200 years, would be bombed “to s***” if it interfered with a potential US-Iran peace deal, Trump told a FOX News reporter.
It was not the first time that Trump had threatened Oman, previously warning the country in May to “behave” or face potential military action.
Throughout the US-Israeli war in Iran, Muscat has endured retaliatory strikes across its ports and energy infrastructure but has still taken part in negotiations towards a resolution.
The Strait of Hormuz runs between both countries and it therefore has a personal interest in progress.
But Trump, growing increasingly frustrated with deadlocked talks after a 60-day interim deal expired on Monday, lashed out at the US ally on Monday warning: “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s**t out of them.”
Tehran says it has ..

Voters in Florida head to the polls on Tuesday as a Republican campaigning to become the state's first Black governor faces a crowded field and Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats under redrawn congressional maps.
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is banking on President Donald Trump’s endorsement to claim the Republican gubernatorial nomination ahead of November. He is challenged in the primary by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and political newcomer James Fishback.
Leading the Democratic field for governor is David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who changed party affiliation last year.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a prominent conservative who has both aligned and clashed with Trump, cannot seek election to a third straight term due to limits.
open image in galleryU.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is facing off against Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and political newcomer James Fishback in the primary (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Tuesday’s primary contests will finalize the Nove..