Gaza's Unending Cycle of Suffering: The IDF's Empty Promises The Israeli Defense Forces' decision to launch a criminal investigation into the killing of 5 year old Hind Rajab and 15 others in Gaza is, at best, a faint glimmer of accountability.
The investigations will be conducted by military police, but given the dismal record of past probes, it's hard not to wonder if this latest effort will amount to anything more than a tokenistic gesture.
The story of Hind Rajab's tragic death is now all too familiar: caught in crossfire while trying to escape, frantic calls for help as gunfire rained down, and eventual burial under metal mesh.