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The Israeli military acknowledged for the first time today that they opened fire on the vehicle carrying 5-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza and said they have opened a criminal investigation into the murder.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had previously denied involvement in the January 2024 killing, saying months later that a preliminary investigation found its forces were “not present near the vehicle or within firing range” of the vehicle.
The case is one of two-high profile incidents into which the military has opened criminal investigations. But the military said that it would not probe three other attacks from the early months of the war that killed aid workers.
Rajab was one of seven family members traveling in a vehicle in northern Gaza on when they came under Israeli fire. Rajab survived the initial fire and pleaded on the phone for hours with Palestinian paramedics to come rescue her. Afterwards, an ambulance dispatched to save her also came under fire.
Twelve days later, Rajab’s body was found in a car riddled with bullets.
“The findings of the examination indicate that IDF troops fired at a vehicle that was approaching them,” the IDF said in a statement.
“Following review of the findings an due to apparent failures in the coordination of the movement of the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance, it has been decided to initiate a criminal investigation of the incident by Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.”
The investigation into Hind Rajab’s death is part of the IDF’s first comprehensive report on alleged war crimes since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023.
The IDF General Staff’s Fact Finding and Assessment Mechanism concluded investigating 150 incidents, which were transferred to the military’s top lawyer to decide on opening criminal investigations. Of the 150 inquiries, five decisions were published on Wednesday, while the others await a decision from the military advocate-general.
The IDF also announced it has launched a criminal investigation into the March 2025 killing of 15 paramedics and first responders who were traveling in ambulances and other emergency response vehicles.
The IDF initially claimed the vehicles were driving suspiciously without headlights or emergency signals, which was later directly contradicted by video of the convoy of vehicles traveling with flashing lights. The group were buried in a mass grave along with their emergency vehicles.
The Israeli military subsequently acknowledged “professional failures” in the incident and insisted there had been “no ethical gaps.” But in its statement on Wednesday, the IDF said “the firing conducted during the incident raises a reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct.”
In three other incidents, the military determined there was no reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct to justify opening a criminal investigation: the April 2024 killing of the seven World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid workers in Deir El-Balah, a February 2024 strike on a Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shelter in Khan Younis that killed two employees, and a November 2023 strike on an MSF convoy which killed two additional employees.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/middleeast/israel-military-idf-hind-rajab-firing-intl
Is this normal to receive an apartment in this condition after the previous tenant moved out?
When I viewed the place it had a lot of things on the walls and lots of furniture so I wasn’t able to see the reality of what the walls were like. I was told by the agent that the landlord wouldn’t be painting it because of a reduction on the rent ( it was listed overpriced in my agents opinion and had sat on the market for 52 days, we negotiated the rent based on current market prices…not a reduction due to the walls not being in good condition).
There’s about 20 holes in the walls from screws. And large screws left it in the walls. Scuffs everywhere. And paint peeled off.
The bathtubs also appears like it needs to be recaulked.
I’m wondering if this is considered negligent on the part of the landlord of it I have just been used to new units.
460 Adelaide st E
I feel like people should be aware of the management of this building if they are considering renting or buying in this building.
Moises the manager is a pathological liar.
Many residents have found him constantly lying in order to absolve himself of responsibility of issues the building has suffered since he came on as manager. If you have an issue the management will lie to you and tell you no one else is experiencing that issue (when there’s a community group where we know many of us have made the same complaints). He is hostile to anyone who share legitimate grievances.
Due to this we have lost two of our best concierge, and other staff have also described how horrible their work experience is under him.
The amenities (except for the gym) are overly regulated. Large deposits required to use them, excessive rules, and bare bones. The guest suites don’t even have wifi, or TV. You have to book the BBQ 12 hrs in advance, and it’s locked so you can’t have a spontaneous bbq in the summertime.
They schedule fire/generator/elevator testings multiple times a month so there’s constantly loud PA announcements.
Every year when the AC and Heating systems get switched over for the summer/winter season there are weeks of discomfort. The top half of the building will experience excessive heat when the heating is turned on (up to 82° in November) that you can’t control in your own unit, and the lower half of the building will have cold units when the AC is turned on.
There’s lots of construction going on around the building.
There’s now a new construction notice directly infront of the building beginning to start (I lived through the demolition of that site and it was brutal).
The units (most of them) are cheaply built. Typical Toronto high rise with small units and “aesthetic” looking finishes that are horrible quality. Multiple units have had their stove tops crack, handles break off, cracks in the ceiling, and degradation. A lot of the kitchen cupboards are like…particle board and contact paper so if you use your stove and boil anything…after a while you can see the effects of the steam on the cabinets.
It’s too bad because the building has lots of potential but it’s gone to waste.
I’m happy to have moved out.
I need to take a shower after the NDP Beaches-East York by-election Campaign launch
Goddam. They must be broke broke. Only enough chairs for 1/4 of the crowd in a church basement with no ac. Just the sweatiest group of lefties. But for real, we need to work on that if we’re hoping to gain more and more activated people to organize.
They could also do to benefit from having a more savvy social media manager. They announced the campaign on the federal NDP instagram and all the related folks like the candidate, and Avi cross posted it with the caption saying link in the bio to rsvp. However neither Avi, nor Shannon had it linked in their linktree. It’s possibly why there was so many people and probably ill prepared for the group due to not getting that many rsvps.
Canadian pro-Israel group form 'New Jewish Defense Force,' against antisemitism | The Jerusalem Post
jpost.comBritish Columbia is under a province wide state of emergency because it is on fire. Meanwhile Mark Carney is giving our tax dollars to more American oil giants to make another pipeline and is telling us that we are going to have to emit MORE fossil fuels now :)
What the literal fuck? They made him somehow mixed race with an Afro. The texture of his beard? Why are they CHANGING HIS RACE.
I dunno if this has been posted about already…. but what in holy hell is this
A dancer at the Opera absolutely bodies a stage manager trying to rip the Palestinian flag out of his hands.
Israeli settlers attack CNN crew and journalists in the occupied West Bank.
Wanna know what would these people who would die to support israel say?
Immigration Judge Rules a Man’s Pro-Palestine Views Mean Nothing He Says Can Be Believed - Drop Site News
Caroline Kwan on Ryan Grim, Emma Vigeland and the online Left
To all the women in this community
I hope you can join me in taking a moment away from your frustration and anger and take a collective breath out and know that you’re not crazy, and your not alone.
Hit the blunt, bake some cookies, hug your cat, or do a Shuvani Dance Cirlcle.