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7-month-old baby killed after Israeli troops open fire on a car, Palestinian health officials say

By: Mahmoud Illean, Associated Press · Samy Magdy, Associated Press · Sam Mednick, Associated Press

6 June 2026 at 17:16

Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a 7-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the bullet striking the boy in the face.

Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

The Guardian - World news

By: Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem

6 June 2026 at 21:15

The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron

Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank and injured his parents after opening fire on the family’s car, despite it having complied with an order to stop.

Soldiers opened fire on Friday on a car carrying the infant and his parents in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was critically injured, evacuated in critical condition to a hospital, where he later died.