Key facts
- A seven-month-old Palestinian infant, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed in the occupied West Bank.
- The infant's parents were wounded when Israeli soldiers opened fire on their car.
- The infant's father stated the shooting was not a mistake and that their car had stopped.
- The Israeli military police are investigating the incident.
- The Israeli military stated soldiers perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them.
A seven-month-old Palestinian infant, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed and his parents wounded in the occupied West Bank after Israeli soldiers opened fire on their car. The infant's father stated that the shooting was not a mistake and that their vehicle had stopped, directly contradicting the military's initial account that soldiers perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them. The Israeli military police's criminal investigation unit is now investigating the incident. Images from the funeral showed the infant's body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag, being carried by his father to the graveyard, highlighting the ongoing tensions and violence in the region.