Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on Palestinians
Investigations announced for killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and 15 paramedics, but not for three other aid worker deaths
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FILE.- Mourners gather around the bodies of 8 Red Crescent emergency responders, recovered in Rafah a week after an Israeli attack, as they are transported for burial from a hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)
Photograph: Associated Press News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Israel’s military announced criminal investigations into two Gaza attacks: the killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family, and the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Rafah.
- The military will not investigate three other attacks, including those that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.
- The decision follows a review of 150 incidents, with only five cases receiving a determination.
- No right-rated outlet reported on the military’s announcement.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
55/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
15/100
13 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 13 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
On 19 August 2026, Israel’s military announced it would open criminal investigations into two attacks in Gaza. The first involved the killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in February 2024. Rajab and her relatives were attempting to flee Gaza City when Israeli troops fired on their vehicle. The second investigation covers the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Rafah in May 2025. Troops opened fire on their vehicles and later bulldozed the bodies into a mass grave.
The military stated it had reviewed 150 incidents of troop conduct in Gaza and made decisions on five cases. It will not investigate three other attacks, including those that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders. The military initially claimed the paramedics’ vehicles were advancing suspiciously but retracted the statement after footage contradicted it.
What the coverage left out
No right-rated outlet ran the story. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the military’s retracted claim that the paramedics’ vehicles were advancing suspiciously, or the bulldozing of the bodies into a mass grave. The Associated Press was the only outlet to report that the military did not mention other high-profile killings it had previously pledged to investigate, including the August 2025 strikes on a hospital that killed five journalists.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 19 Aug 2026, 12:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
6 rated outlets
- The five left-rated digests led on the military’s decision to investigate the killings of Hind Rajab and the 15 paramedics. All carried the military’s statement that it would not investigate three other attacks, including those involving aid workers. The Associated Press, the only left-rated outlet to publish a full report, included details of the attacks: the Red Crescent’s recorded call from Rajab’s cousin, the bulldozing of the paramedics’ bodies, and the military’s retracted claim about the vehicles advancing suspiciously.
- The AP report quoted Eid Azizi, a Palestinian Red Crescent spokesperson, who said: “We are not obligated to prove the truth because it is already proven to the whole world.” The report also noted that the military did not mention other high-profile killings it had previously pledged to investigate, including strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza that killed five journalists in August 2025.
Centre
7 rated outlets
- The eight centre-rated digests led on the military’s announcement of criminal investigations into the two attacks. All carried the military’s statement that it would not investigate three other incidents, including those involving aid workers. None of the digests included details of the attacks beyond the military’s statement, such as the bulldozing of the paramedics’ bodies or the retracted claim about the vehicles advancing suspiciously.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
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Left
6- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens The Washington Post in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens The Seattle Times in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Associated Press News in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens The Record in a new tab)
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Centre
7- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Washington Top News in a new tab)
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- Israel's military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Newsday in a new tab)
- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Ottumwa Courier in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens The Hill in a new tab)
- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Boston 25 News in a new tab)
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- Israel’s military to open criminal probes into 2 Gaza attacks on Palestinians (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on…?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 46% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 13 rated outlets on this story, 46% are rated left, 54% are rated centre, 0% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on… biased?
- Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on Palestinians is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Israel military opens criminal probes into two Gaza attacks on…?
- 13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Which attacks will Israel’s military investigate?
- The military will investigate the killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in February 2024, and the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Rafah in May 2025. These were two of five cases decided after a review of 150 incidents of troop conduct in Gaza.
- Why did the military retract its claim about the paramedics’ vehicles?
- The military initially said the paramedics’ vehicles were advancing suspiciously on troops without headlights or emergency signals. It retracted the claim after footage showed the vehicles driving slowly with emergency lights flashing and logos visible.
- Which outlets reported on the military’s announcement?
- Thirteen outlets reported the story, all rated left or centre. Five left-rated outlets and eight centre-rated outlets carried digests or full reports. No right-rated outlet ran the story.
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