Palestinian health ministry says baby killed and parents wounded by Israeli gunfire in West Bank
The military said it is reviewing the shooting after an initial inquiry found the wounded Palestinians were uninvolved civilians.
- On Jun 5, Israeli gunfire killed a Palestinian infant, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron, while his parents were wounded in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- After soldiers perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them, the Israeli military claimed they opened fire in Hebron, though an initial inquiry found those injured were "uninvolved civilians."
- Recounting the incident, the grandmother of Sam Fahd Abu Haikal said the family stopped their car upon seeing military vehicles, then heard shots. "One bullet struck my grandson, traversed his face and crossed his head, striking his mother's cheek where it lodged," she said.
- Separately, Israeli forces killed an 18-year-old Palestinian, Haitham Ezzedine Omar Hmeida, in the village of Beitin, while the military said the Hebron incident remains under review.
- Since the war in Gaza began, at least 1,080 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry data.
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Israeli soldiers shot and killed this Palestinian baby in the West Bank
Sam Abu Haikal was riding in his parents' car through Hebron when Israeli soldiers opened fire. His mother is in intensive care, and his father, wounded in the hand, buried him alone the next morning. He was only seven months old.
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Tragedy in Hebron: Seven-Month-Old Palestinian Infant Killed in Israeli Military Shooting as Investigation Begins
A seven-month-old Palestinian infant was killed and his parents were wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on their vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area of ... The post Tragedy in Hebron: Seven-Month-Old Palestinian Infant Killed in Israeli Military Shooting as Investigation Begins first appeared on [your]NEWS.
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby was buried in the occupied West Bank on Friday after Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle near Hebron. Seven people were killed in Gaza on Saturday.
Israeli attacks kill Palestinian baby and seven others in Gaza and West Bank
Israeli forces killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounded his parents in the Tel Rumeida area south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday evening, the Palestinian health ministry said. The ministry identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abu Haikal and said he died at the scene, while his parents sustained gunshot wounds and were in moderate condition. The baby's grandmother said the family was driving near Checkpoint 17 when they s…
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