Asia Pacific Report
Palestinian Christian theologian Reverend Munther Isaac, the director of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice, has questioned the Israeli military’s announcement that it will investigate the killing of Hind Rajab and other Palestinians in the Gaza genocide.
After two years of denial, Israel has officially admitted firing on the 5-year-old’s car on on 29 January 2024. But her family and others don’t expect justice.
Reverend Munther asked in a post on X: “Can we, in any seriousness, trust the Israeli military to investigate itself?”
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“And let us not forget: There are thousands of Hinds in Gaza — thousands of children killed, each with a name, a family, a story, and a future stolen from them,” he said.
“Justice must prevail. Justice will prevail.”
Can we, in any seriousness, trust the Israeli military to investigate itself?
And let us not forget: There are thousands of Hinds in Gaza—thousands of children killed, each with a name, a family, a story, and a future stolen from them.
Justice must prevail. Justice will… pic.twitter.com/f2eecJejXJ
— Munther Isaac منذر اسحق (@MuntherIsaac) August 19, 2026
Rajab’s mother, Wissam Hamada, continues to travel to several cities globally to speak out about the unimaginable impact of Israel’s war on children, even though she is unable to watch the critically acclaimed Oscar-nominated docudrama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, about her daughter’s death because hearing Rajab’s voice remains too painful.
More than 20,000 children have been killed by the Israeli military in the war on Gaza with a total death toll of more than 73,000 Palestinians.
In the killing of the paramedics that is also being investigated, Israeli troops fired on an ambulance driving to retrieve casualties from an Israeli offensive in the southern city of Rafah. They then fired on other emergency vehicles that came looking for the first one, according to phone footage and the sole survivor of the shootings.
Fifteen medics and emergency responders from the Red Crescent and Gaza’s Civil Defence were killed.
Australia summons Israeli envoy over ‘outrage’
Meanwhile, Australia has summoned Israel’s ambassador to express “outrage” over the Israeli military’s decision not to pursue criminal proceedings against those responsible for a 2024 drone attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.
The victims included 43-year-old Australian citizen Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom.
The Israeli military announced that an extensive internal review found no “reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct” to justify opening criminal investigations into the April 2024 attack.
Israeli authorities previously cited operational errors, misidentification, and procedural failures for the strike on the clearly marked aid convoy.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra learned of the decision moments before its public release on World Humanitarian Day, calling the timing “especially insulting” to Frankcom’s family, humanitarians globally and all Australians.
“This decision falls far short of the accountability we expect,” Wong said in a statement.
“The Australian government will not stop pressing Israel for justice for Zomi and her colleagues.”
Wong summoned Ambassador Hillel Newman in Canberra, and instructed Australia’s envoy in Tel Aviv to lodge formal objections directly with Israeli officials.
The Australian government reiterated that disciplinary measures alone were insufficient for an alleged mistake of this magnitude and stated it would continue to press Israel for justice, full transparency, and formal criminal accountability.
This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by APR editor.
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