Israeli forces kill 7-month-old Palestinian infant, wound parents

A 7-month-old Palestinian infant was killed and his parents were injured when Israeli forces opened fire in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The infant, identified as Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, died at the scene, while his parents sustained injuries and are in stable condition.

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One bullet hit my grandson, passed through his face and head, and finally hit his mother, getting stuck in her cheek.

The infant's grandmother recounted that the family was driving near checkpoint 17 when they saw Israeli military vehicles and soldiers. They stopped their car, and shots were fired. She stated that a bullet struck her grandson, passing through his face and head before hitting his mother in the cheek. Her son, the infant's father, was grazed on the finger by the same bullet.

The Israeli military confirmed that soldiers on a mission in Hebron fired a single shot at a vehicle that was accelerating towards them. They acknowledged that three Palestinians were injured and transported to a hospital. An initial investigation suggests the injured were "innocent civilians," and the military stated the incident is under review and the results will be submitted to relevant authorities.

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Israeli soldiers were on a mission in the Hebron area when they identified a vehicle accelerating towards them, and one soldier fired a single shot at the vehicle.

Tel Rumeida, a neighborhood in Hebron where Israeli settlers live under heavy military protection alongside Palestinian residents, is a known flashpoint for violence in the occupied West Bank.

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The injured were 'innocent civilians.'