Hind Rajab was a six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza City. On January 29, 2024, she was killed alongside six family members when the car they were fleeing in was struck by Israeli tank fire. Her final hours were spent trapped in the vehicle, surrounded by her family's bodies, speaking on the phone with Palestine Red Crescent dispatchers who desperately tried to coordinate rescue — until the line went silent. Her story became a symbol of the human toll of the Gaza war, not only because of the devastating circumstances of her death, but because the world heard her voice in those final moments — a voice that could not be ignored.
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Hind, her uncle's family, and others flee Gaza City by car after Israeli evacuation orders.
The car is hit by Israeli tank fire near the Kuwait Roundabout. Hind's parents and siblings are killed instantly.
Hind survives and calls the Palestinian Red Crescent. She's trapped in the car surrounded by bodies.
PRCS dispatches an ambulance. The crew is also killed by Israeli forces. Hind remains alone.
After 3 days of international outcry, Israeli forces retrieve Hind's body from the vehicle.
PRCS releases the recording of Hind's final phone call, sparking global outrage.