Hind Rajab Foundation files US complaint against Israeli officer over Gaza girl's death
The pro-Palestinian organization called on the US Justice Department on Monday to arrest an Israeli citizen allegedly in the country, accusing him of possible responsibility for Hind Rajab's death.
The Hind Rajab Foundation, a pro-Palestinian legal group based in Belgium, has filed a complaint with the US Justice Department against a man identified as S.G., a former Israeli soldier. The foundation alleges that S.G. is currently in the United States and played a role in the death of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Gaza. The foundation seeks the US government's involvement in investigating and arresting S.G. for alleged war crimes and genocide.
The foundation names S.G. as the commander of the 52nd Armored Battalion of the 401st Brigade, the only armored unit operating in the area where Hind Rajab and her family were killed. They claim forensic evidence, geolocated photos, and social media posts by S.G. prove he ordered the shooting. The foundation also accuses his unit of committing unlawful killings, torture, forcibly displacing civilians, and destroying civilian infrastructure without a military reason.
The foundation's complaint follows the 2024 incident where Hind Rajab, along with her family and two Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics, was killed. The foundation's allegations include operations at the Shifa compound, UNRWA headquarters, Zeitoun neighborhood, and Rafah crossing. The foundation has not received a response from the US Justice Department regarding its complaint.
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