‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ gets standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

PRCS dispatchers eventually received approval from Israeli forces to send an ambulance to where Hind was, but just after the ambulance arrived, contact with Hind and the medics attempting to rescue her was lost.

The fate of Hind and the paramedics remained unknown until twelve days later, when the car and ambulance were finally discovered. Hind, her family, and the two ambulance workers Yusuf al-Zeino and Ahmed al-Madhoun were all dead.

Forensic analysis of the scene revealed at least 335 bullet holes on the exterior of the car where Hind had been hiding. The ambulance, found nearby, was also completely destroyed.

As of September 2025, the Israeli military has not initiated a formal inquiry into the case. Its spokespersons have continued to deny that any Israeli forces were in the vicinity at the time of the incident, though several independent investigations have countered these claims.

An investigation conducted by The Washington Post in April 2024 used satellite imagery that showed Israeli armoured vehicles in the vicinity of the car where Hind was killed. It also said the 300mm hole on the Red Crescent ambulance is consistent with an Israeli tank round.

Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines also investigated the attack in June 2024. It called upon experts from the acclaimed multidisciplinary research group Forensic Architecture and sonic investigation organisation Earshot.

Complete with a detailed reconstruction of the incident, the analysis by the two groups revealed that an Israeli tank was just 13 to 23 metres away when it opened fire on the car where Hind was hiding.

Investigations by Sky News and the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor corroborated these findings.

The film premiered at Venice Film Festival was created by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania, who also wrote the screenplay. Hania said Hind’s voice transcended a single tragedy, acting as ‘the very voice of Gaza asking for help’.

Speaking to AFP news agency, Hind’s mother, Wissam Hamada, said that she hoped the film about her daughter would help end the war and save the children of Gaza.

Israel has killed more than 18,000 children in Gaza since October 7^th, 2023 – an average of 28 children each day. A further 40,000 have been wounded during this period, with more than 21,000 left permanently disabled, according to reports by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.