Who is Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old girl behind the unofficial renaming of Hamilton’s Hall?

Hind and her family — her aunt, uncle and three cousins — attempted to flee the violence in Gaza when Israeli tanks reportedly targeted their car, resulting in the deaths of Hind’s relatives, leaving her as the sole survivor. Hind’s mother and older sibling had set off on foot.

Desperately reaching out to emergency services, Hind’s calls for rescue spanned over three hours, with her call ending abruptly, as reported by BBC. Her last words were “I am so scared, please come.”

After Hind’s distress calls, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) dispatched two paramedics to her aid. But, they too fell victim to the violence, as the ambulance was destroyed, killing the paramedics.

A Palestinian civil defense crew reached the area after 12 days, with Hind’s uncle Samir Hamada being found in their family car, riddled with bullets. The charred ambulance lay 50 meters away from the car. According to the Red Crescent, Hind’s cause of death was gunfire and shelling.

While speaking to BBC, Hind’s mother said “For every person who heard my voice and my daughter’s pleading voice, yet did not rescue her, I will question them before God on the Day of Judgement.”

“Netanyahu, Biden, and all those who collaborated against us, against Gaza and its people, I pray against them from the depths of my heart,” she said.

The PRCS has accused Israel of deliberately targeting the medical team. However, the Israeli military has denied involvement in the attack, asserting that their forces were not in proximity to the vehicle at the time of the incident.