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Flipboard · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Aug 19, 2026 · 633 words · By PBS News; Associated Press; Samy Magdy

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Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the …

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Claims checked 12

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that The Palestinian Red Crescent Society also said its teams transferred nine injured people to its Al-Saraya Field Hospital after an Israeli strike targeted Al-Sinaa Street in Gaza City.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Palestinian Red Crescent Society also said its teams transferred nine injured people to its Al-Saraya Field Hospital after an Israeli strike targeted Al-Sinaa Street in Gaza City”

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Only one source (TRT World) specifically mentions the transfer of nine injured people to Al-Saraya Field Hospital following a strike on Al-Sinaa Street. Other sources mention different numbers of casualties or different locations.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Palestinian Red Crescent Society also said its teams transferred nine injured people to its Al-Saraya Field Hospital after an Israeli strike targeted Al-Sinaa Street in Gaza City.Follow TRT World …
https://www.trtworld.com/article/c6e24a4bf9a9

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web search NEUTRAL — The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its crews transferred seven casualties to the Society’s Al-Saraya Field Hospital, including three in critical condition, following the Israeli strike o…
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/07/21/366994/

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web search NEUTRAL — Ambulance crews from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society transferred the slain man and the wounded to the organization’s Al‑Saraya Field Hospital. The strike occurred amid ongoing Israeli attacks on …
https://imemc.org/article/continued-israeli-strikes-kill-and…

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Claim 2: “Another Palestinian was killed, and two others were injured, one seriously, in an Israeli drone strike targeting passersby in Sheikh Ajleen, southwest of Gaza City”

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Only one source (TRT World) specifically reports a drone strike in Sheikh Ajleen that killed one Palestinian and injured two others.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli drone hits Gaza City's Sheikh Ajleen area as artillery shelling and gunfire target several areas across the besieged enclave.The casualties were reported after an Israeli drone targeted passer…
https://www.trtworld.com/article/e68be076e07c

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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier today, medical sources announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,375 killed Palestinians, while the number of injuries has reached 174…
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/173169

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli strikes killed Palestinians in Khan Yunis and Gaza City as Gaza's Health Ministry reported 1,260 deaths since the ceasefire began.An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle in the Al-Amal n…
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-strikes-kill-pale…

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Claim 3: “Israeli military vehicles stationed behind the so-called “yellow line” also opened heavy fire toward areas east of Deir al-Balah and Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, as well as east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip”

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Only one source (TRT World) explicitly mentions military vehicles behind the 'yellow line' firing toward Deir al-Balah, Al-Maghazi, and Khan Younis. Other sources mention gunfire in different areas.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli military vehicles also opened fire on areas east of the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. In the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli military vehicles fired live rounds east and south of …
https://imemc.org/article/israeli-shelling-gunfire-continue-…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to witnesses, Israeli military vehicles stationed behind the so-called “yellow line” also opened heavy fire toward areas east of Deir al-Balah and Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, as…
https://www.trtworld.com/article/c6e24a4bf9a9

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web search NEUTRAL — At dawn today, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire east and north of the Jabalia refugee camp and toward Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3788181.htm

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Claim 4: “Remaining supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran tour amid backlash over Macklemore ousting”

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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia-style entry and a YouTube news report, confirm that supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran's tour following the removal of Macklemore due to pro-Palestinian comments.

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web search NEUTRAL — In September 2026, the American rapper Macklemore was removed from the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after making "free Palestine" statements during two performances in New Jersey, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macklemore–Ed_Sheeran_tour_con…

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web search NEUTRAL — All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped.The announcements came hours after Sheeran said he would not be drawn into a public debate over Gaza, and stressed he was not res…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vgyn49y4l7o

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web search NEUTRAL — Hours after singer Ed Sheeran addressed the backlash over rapper Macklemore's removal from his tour following pro-Palestinian comments onstage, the remaining supporting acts have also quit Sheeran's t…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxvWp6qBCTE

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Claim 5: “a 65-year-old man was killed by Israeli gunfire targeting a camp sheltering displaced people east of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza”

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While sources mention gunfire targeting Halawa Camp east of Jabalia and general deaths in Jabalia, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms the death of a '65-year-old man' in a camp east of Jabalia refugee camp.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jabalia, also spelled Jabalya (Arabic: جباليا), is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City, in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip. According to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 31, 2023, Israel bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip – an event that was called the Jabalia camp massacre in the Muslim world. The airstrike, which came amidst the Israeli inv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31_October_2023_Jabalia_refuge…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 9 October 2023, as part of the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has conducted airstrikes in Jabalia refugee camp, saying it was a stronghold for Hamas and other militant groups. In Jabal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_Jabalia_refugee_cam…

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Claim 6: “Israeli shelling was also reported off the coast of Gaza City and Khan Younis”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim of shelling off the coast of Gaza City and Khan Younis.

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Claim 7: “According to the latest figures from Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement since October 2025 have killed 1,372 Palestinians and injured 4,659 others”

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Claim 8: “Israel's military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics”

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Two independent news sources (EuroNews and France24) explicitly report that the Israeli military announced criminal investigations into the killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Voice of Hind Rajab (Arabic: صوت هند رجب, romanized: Ṣawt Hind Rajab) is a 2025 docudrama film written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. It follows the Red Crescent response during the killing o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_of_Hind_Rajab

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) is the legal arm of the March 30 Movement, a non-profit organization established in 2024 and based in Brussels, Belgium. The HRF's mission is to address and challenge w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hind_Rajab_Foundation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hind Rami Iyad Rajab (Arabic: هند رامي إياد رجب; 3 May 2018 – 29 January 2024) was a five-year-old Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the Gaza …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Hind_Rajab

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Claim 9: “The NFL fined Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair nearly $12,000 after he displayed the name of a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza on his face”

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Multiple web search results confirm that NFL linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was fined approximately $12,000 (specifically cited as $11,492 in one source) for writing the name 'Hind Rajab' on his eye black.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azeez Al-Shaair ( al-SHIRE, Arabic: عزيز الشاعر, born August 4, 1997) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azeez_Al-Shaair

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) South divi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Texans

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Houston Texans' 25th in the National Football League (NFL), their sixth under general manager Nick Caserio and their fourth under head coach DeMeco Ryans. The Texans will s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Houston_Texans_season

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Claim 10: “Since Oct. 8, 2023, Israel has killed nearly 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 174,000 others in a genocidal war in Gaza, while destroying around 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure”

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Claim 11: “Four Palestinians were killed and several others injured in separate Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday [Sep 15, 2026]”

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The evidence provided shows conflicting death tolls for Israeli attacks across Gaza. One source mentions 3 Palestinians killed, another mentions a death toll of 5, and another mentions a family of four. There is no single source confirming exactly 'four Palestinians' on September 15, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the military wing …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Over the course of the Gaza war, which began in 2023, the State of Israel has been accused by hundreds of humanitarian and human rights organizations (NGOs, INGOs, and IGOs) of perpetrating a genocide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humanitarian_and_human…

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Claim 12: “two Palestinians were killed in a double Israeli strike on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City”

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Only one specific source (Anadolu via web search) reports that two Palestinians were killed in a double strike in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. Other sources mention different neighborhoods (Tel Al-Hawa) or general death tolls.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the context of the Gaza war, some Israelis have proposed expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza or the creation of conditions leading to their exodus, and a new wave of Israeli resettlement of the Gaz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_Israeli_resettlement_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sheikh Radwan (Arabic: الشيخ رضوان) is a district of Gaza City located nearly 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Radwan

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