Palestinian child killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank

Israeli gunfire killed a seven-month-old Palestinian infant and wounded his parents in the southern occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry reported Friday evening. The incident occurred near the city of Hebron.

Sam Fahd Abou Haikal was killed and his parents were injured "after the occupation forces opened fire on them on Friday evening," the ministry stated. Dr. Tareq Barbarawi, director of a Hebron hospital, confirmed the child had been admitted with "serious" injuries. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli soldiers fired towards the family's car.

The Israeli army had not immediately responded to a request for comment regarding the incident.

Since the beginning of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023, at least 1,080 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers or settlers, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry data. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. Official Israeli figures indicate that at least 46 Israelis have been killed in attacks or during Israeli military operations in the same period.

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Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, aged seven months, was killed and his parents were wounded 'after the occupation forces opened fire on them on Friday evening' in the south of the city of Hebron.