{"id":847716,"date":"2026-06-06T04:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T04:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/847716\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T04:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T04:33:22","slug":"idf-troops-fire-at-vehicle-in-hebron-killing-7-month-old-baby-and-wounding-his-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/847716\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF troops fire at vehicle in Hebron, killing 7-month-old baby and wounding his parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli troops opened fire Friday at a vehicle in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, killing a seven-month-old baby and lightly wounding his parents, a shooting the military later said it \u201cexpresses deep sorrow\u201d over.<\/p>\n

According to the Israel Defense Forces, during operational activity in Hebron, soldiers \u201cperceived a vehicle accelerating toward them.\u201d The troops then fired \u201csingle shots toward the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAn initial inquiry found that those injured were uninvolved civilians,\u201d the IDF said, adding that the incident was under investigation, the findings of which will be \u201csubmitted for review by the relevant authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe IDF expresses deep sorrow for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals,\u201d the army added.<\/p>\n

The Palestinian Authority identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, saying he was fatally wounded and his parents lightly injured \u201cafter the occupation forces opened fire on them on Friday evening\u201d in Hebron\u2019s Tel Rumeida neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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The baby\u2019s grandmother said the family was driving near a checkpoint when they saw Israeli military vehicles and soldiers in the distance and stopped the car. She said shots were then fired toward them, which they initially believed were warning shots.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne bullet struck my grandson, traversed his face and crossed his head, striking his mother\u2019s cheek where it lodged,\u201d she said, adding that the bullet had also grazed the father\u2019s finger, and that the mother was in hospital.<\/p>\n

The family lives in Bethlehem and was traveling to visit family in Hebron, according to the PA\u2019s official Wafa news agency.<\/p>\n

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.<\/p>\n


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