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Israel confirmed that its soldiers fired at a car in which five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab was killed, and announced it has opened a criminal investigation into the incident. Rajab initially survived the attack and pleaded for help over the phone, but her body was later recovered along with those of six relatives, a case that drew widespread international attention and outrage over civilian casualties in Gaza. The formal opening of a criminal probe marks a notable step given Israel's general reluctance to investigate such incidents, as seen in the separate refusal to probe the World Central Kitchen aid worker killings, and will be closely watched by human rights groups and foreign governments.