A street artist based in the Irish capital, Dublin, has created a giant mural of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl who was slain along with six relatives in Gaza when an Israeli tank opened fire on the car in which they were travelling.
Artist Emmalene Blake painted the mural outside the stadium of the Irish league’s Bohemian Football Club, to mark the first time Palestine’s women’s team has played on European soil – beating the home side Bohemians 2-1 on Wednesday night in Dublin.
The friendly game was scheduled to coincide with Palestine’s 76th commemoration of the Nakba.
The killing of Hind and her relatives caused global outrage.
Alone and terrified in the car with the bodies of her loved ones, Hind called the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) who sent an emergency crew to rescue her.
The two PRCS staff were also killed by Israeli forces.
Outside the stadium a very special mural has just been completed by @emmaleneblake
It is of Hind Rajab, a six year old girl who was murdered by the Israeli military, after being the sole survivor of Israeli tank fire on the vehicle in which she had fled with six relatives.
Her… pic.twitter.com/XKXjZZgtQv
— Bohemian Football Club (@bfcdublin) May 15, 2024
Source: Al Jazeera