Seven-Month-Old Palestinian Baby Killed in Shooting Near Hebron; Accounts Differ on Vehicle Motion
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, while his parents were wounded in the same incident. The Israeli military said its soldiers fired at a vehicle perceived to be accelerating toward them near Hebron. The baby’s father, Fahd Abu Haikal, said the car was stopped when soldiers opened fire. New footage appears to contradict
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, while his parents were wounded in the same incident. The Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing the baby and wounding his parents. The Israeli military stated that its soldiers fired at a vehicle perceived to be accelerating toward them near Hebron. The baby’s father, Fahd Abu Haikal, said the car was stopped when soldiers opened fire. New footage appears to contradict the Israeli military’s account by showing the family’s car slowing before soldiers opened fire. According to CBS News, the baby was struck in the face or jaw by a bullet that also injured his mother, and the father was shot in the hand. The family was traveling from Bethlehem to Hebron when the shooting occurred. An initial inquiry by the Israeli military found that the three Palestinians involved were uninvolved civilians, according to Al Arabiya. The Israeli military said it would transfer the findings of its investigation to the Military Advocate General’s Office, according to Al Arabiya.
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