WATCH: Footage shows IDF appearing to shoot seven-month-old Palestinian baby in Hebron

Footage released by the leftist organization B'Tselem appears to show Israeli soldiers firing at a Palestinian family's car in Hebron, an incident that resulted in the death of seven-month-old Sam Abu-Haikal. The video, released Tuesday, shows soldiers pointing guns at the car's driver at a West Bank checkpoint before shots are fired.

Subsequent footage shows the child's father, Fahad Abu-Haikal, holding his son and attempting to stop the bleeding from a head wound. His mother, Dania, also sustained injuries. The baby's grandmother told Reuters that the family had stopped their vehicle near the checkpoint upon seeing IDF vehicles and soldiers, initially believing the shots were warning shots. She stated that one bullet struck her grandson's face and head before lodging in his mother's cheek.

The IDF announced on Sunday that it had opened an investigation into the incident, which occurred on Friday. B'Tselem asserted that the soldiers departed the scene after the shooting without checking the vehicle or offering aid to the family. The baby was later buried in Hebron.

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One bullet struck my grandson, traversed his face and crossed his head, striking his mother's cheek where it lodged.