Israeli forces kill a seven-month-old Palestinian infant, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, in the occupied West Bank near Hebron on Friday evening, Palestinian health officials say. Multiple outlets report the shooting occurred in the Tel Rumeida area south of Hebron as the child was in a car traveling with his parents and an 11-year-old brother. The Palestinian health ministry says the baby is killed, while his parents are wounded. CBS News, PBS NewsHour and other reports attribute the account to the Palestinian health ministry, describing the bullet striking the child in the face or jaw and his mother being injured. The Guardian also says the car is compliant with an order to stop.
Israel’s military acknowledges the killing and says its Military Police Criminal Investigation Division is investigating after a preliminary examination. Reuters-based reporting states that Israel’s military police criminal investigation unit is handling the case. Following the death, family members report that the infant is buried in Hebron after funeral prayers, according to Reuters. Sources agree on the basic facts of the incident, the location and age of the victim, and that an Israeli investigation is under way.
