The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron
Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron
Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank and injured one of the child’s parents after opening fire on the family’s car, despite it having complied with an order to stop.
Soldiers opened fire on Friday on a car carrying the infant and his parents in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was critically injured, evacuated in critical condition to a hospital, where he later died. His parents were also injured.
The Israeli military said troops had fired at a vehicle they believed was moving towards them, but an initial inquiry found those injured were uninvolved civilians.
In an interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the father, Fahd Abu Haikal, a lecturer at Bethlehem University, said that “a bullet passed through his hand and struck his son, Sam, who was being held by his mother in the back seat”. Abu Haikal said the family, which also included the couple’s 11-year-old son and Abu Haikal’s mother, had been driving through Hebron on Friday evening when soldiers signalled for the vehicle to stop, he said.
He said it was still daylight and that the soldier who opened fire could clearly see the occupants were a family. “The soldier signalled me to stop. I brought the car to a complete halt and raised my hands on the steering wheel. Immediately afterwards, they opened fire on the vehicle,” he told Haaretz.
The Israel Defense Forces said its troops “perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them” and one of the soldiers “responded with single shots toward the vehicle”.
“As a result, three Palestinians were injured and evacuated for medical treatment,” the IDF said, adding that “the incident is under review” and expressed “deep sorrow for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals”.
Abu Haikal rejected the military’s account.
“The soldier was about 10 metres away from me. He saw me, he saw my wife and the children,” he told Haaretz. ‘‘The windows were not tinted, it was broad daylight and everything was clear. You can’t say he didn’t see that it was a family.
“I stopped as I was instructed to, and then they simply shot at the car,” he added. “There was no clear checkpoint, just soldiers standing in the street. I stopped when I was asked to, and then the shooting started,” he said.
No. You lying genocidal cunt. As a result they murdered a 7-month old child. All of them can fucking burn for all I care. Sick cult, beyond redemption.The corporate media are complicit in the Gaza genocide. Never forget what they did. Never forgive them for it.
"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile"
The Fraudian Fuckers, after nearly 3 years of genocide, still see fit to print the lies of baby killers without utterly damning them. Nice to know this baby killer could be from the UK, return here and move in next to you...yeah!
But let's keep this in perspective, it's nowhere near as bad as Helen Mirren suffering an "antisemitic hate crime" in the street for supporting this kind of shit!
"I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile."
Also notice the attempts at doctoring the language to make it seem less horrendous
"The (IOF) said its troops “perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them” and one of the soldiers “responded with single shots toward the vehicle”.
First of all, "Perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them"? Were they tripping? Clearly bullshit
But here, "the soldiers 'responded with single shots toward the vehicle'". Single shots. Many single shots but we weren't on full auto so we should get marks for not just lighting them up like some lunatics remaking a Pekinpah film; aren't we wonderful?The corporate media are complicit in the Gaza genocide. Never forget what they did. Never forgive them for it.
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His first appeal resulted in a retrial where he was cleared of murder...wiki says: "The junior lawyer for Clegg was Keir Starmer"."I won't dignify the attacker's words by repeating them, they are horrific and vile."
Is there any crime that that fucker's fingerprints aren't on?...nm
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on June 6, 2026, 3:19 pm