Let us not forget Gaza!
Post by Fr David Neuhaus SJ | 17 April 2026
Hind Rajab was five-years old when she was killed by the Israeli army in Gaza on January 29, 2024. She was the last to die in a car that was fired on by soldiers as they were fleeing Gaza City. In the car were her uncle, aunt and three cousins. After the initial attack on the car, Hind and her cousin survived, calling the Palestinian Red Crescent for help. Hind’s cousin was killed and then Hind was left stranded in the vehicle, speaking on the phone. Paramedics tried to approach the car to rescue her but they were also killed.
This tragedy was made into a 2025 movie, “The Voice of Hind Rajab”. directed by Kaouther Ben Hania and starring Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Amer Hlehel, and Clara Khoury. The film is a co-production between Tunisia and France. The film won many awards and was a candidate for best foreign film at the Academy Awards.
View a trailer of the movie here:
After viewing the movie, Sunny Morgan, a South African social activist, wrote the following poem.
My name is Hanood*
My name is Hanood (Hind Rajab)
Come and get me.
You come get me
Call your husband to come get me
It’s far away
It’s just eight minutes away
I know how to get to my house
Call my uncles to come get me
We are doing what we can.
Take a deep breath
Imagine you are smelling a flower
Breathe … blow like you are blowing out a candle
Come and get me
Everyone is sleeping
There’s blood on them
They are sleeping.
There’s blood on me.
I’m afraid of the dark
Come now
Hello,
Hello
Save me
Everyone is dead
They are dead
No green light,
No ambulance
Come get me
they are shooting
There is a tank
It’s next to me,
It’s in front of me
Why are they shooting
Where are you
Come get me quickly
Save me
I’m dying!
I’m dying!
It’s just eight minutes away
She was on the phone for four hours
No one came
You are my love, darling
One minute in Hind
Just 500 meters
They are almost there
Hello
Hello
Hello
Come get me
Come
Did someone come
No
Did someone see you
No
Did someone find you
No
She was killed by 355 bullets fired at the car she was in.
She died because no one came
Sunny Morgan, with Hind’s pleas ringing my ears * Hanood is a loving diminutive for Hind.