Family of baby shot dead by Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank speaks out
Footage from B'Tselem shows an Israeli soldier shooting a vehicle and killing seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal. This follows a UN report documenting the killing and detention of Palestinian children. Israeli forces have also killed a father-to-be in Nablus and two teenagers in the West Bank.
What changed
New evidence identifies a specific infant killed by an Israeli soldier and reports other recent fatalities in the West Bank.
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Israeli Soldier Kills Seven-Month-Old Baby in West Bank
confidence 90%Footage from B'Tselem shows an Israeli soldier shooting a vehicle and killing seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal. This follows a UN report documenting the killing and detention of Palestinian children. Israeli forces have also killed a father-to-be in Nablus and two teenagers in the West Bank.
What's confirmed:
- B'Tselem released footage of an Israeli soldier firing on a vehicle and killing seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in the occupied West Bank.
- A UN report documents the killing, detention, and psychological harm of Palestinian children.
Still unconfirmed:
- Israeli troops killed 25-year-old Nayef Samaro during a raid in Nablus.
- Israeli soldiers fatally shot two Palestinian teenagers in the West Bank.
- A 12-year-old child was killed in al-Mawasi, Gaza.
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UN Commission Accuses Israel of Deliberate Killing of Children
confidence 90%A UN-backed commission report claims Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank. The report describes these actions as part of an ongoing genocide. Israel has rejected the findings, calling the report a libelous sham.
What's confirmed:
- A UN-backed commission report accuses Israel of severe violations against Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank.
- The UN Commission of Inquiry states that the deliberate targeting of Gaza children is part of a genocide.
- Israel's UN mission called the report a libelous sham and described the commission as a fundamentally flawed mechanism.
Still unconfirmed:
- Israeli authorities are holding the bodies of two Palestinian teenagers shot dead near a West Bank settlement.
- Events in the West Bank after the May 2021 Sword of Jerusalem battle led to a shift toward diverse armed resistance.
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No New Verified Data on West Bank Infant Shooting
confidence 100%Current reports provide no new confirmed details regarding the death of Sam Fahd Abu Haikal. Available updates focus on regional tensions between Israel, Iran, and Lebanon. Other reports detail a separate police shooting of a child in Mississippi.
Still unconfirmed:
- The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is investigating the shooting death of one-year-old Kohen Wiley.
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Israeli Military Actions in West Bank and Gaza
confidence 80%Israeli forces have killed a three-year-old boy in Gaza and injured a man in Hebron. Reports also indicate a rise in attacks by illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers in the West Bank. These incidents follow the death of seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal.
What's confirmed:
- A 32-year-old Palestinian man was shot in the abdomen and hand during an Israeli military raid in Beit Ummar on May 23, 2026.
- Israeli forces stormed Beit Ummar via the road to Al-Arroub refugee camp and opened live fire toward residents.
Still unconfirmed:
- Rayan Abu al-Ajeen, age three, was shot dead by Israeli forces on a family farm in Gaza on Sunday.
- Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers have intensified attacks across the occupied West Bank.
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Family of baby Sam Abu Haikal speaks after fatal Israeli soldier shooting
confidence 100%The family of seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal is grieving after he was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank. The child's father described the moment of the killing. The Israeli military has launched an investigation into the incident.
What's confirmed:
- Seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank.
- The Israeli military opened an investigation into the shooting.
Still unconfirmed:
- The vehicle stopped as ordered before the soldier fired.
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Family of Baby Sam Abu Haikal Demands Justice After Fatal Shooting
confidence 90%Seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed by an Israeli soldier in Hebron. The Israeli military has expressed deep sorrow and launched an investigation into the event. His father maintains the vehicle stopped as ordered before the soldier fired.
What's confirmed:
- Seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in Hebron.
- The Israeli military launched an investigation and expressed deep sorrow over the shooting.
Still unconfirmed:
- The vehicle came to a stop as ordered before the soldier fired.
- The baby was in his mother's arms when soldiers fired.
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Israeli soldier kills 7-month-old Palestinian baby in West Bank; family demands justice
confidence 98%Seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal was fatally shot by an Israeli soldier in Hebron on June 5, 2026, while his parents were wounded. Video evidence contradicts the Israeli military’s claim that the car was accelerating, showing it slowing before the shooting. The Israeli military has launched a criminal investigation into the incident, but the family rejects the official narrative, insisting the killing was deliberate. Sam is the 13th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces this year, according to human rights group B’Tselem.
What's confirmed:
- Seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier in Hebron’s Tel Rumeida district on June 5, 2026, while his parents were also wounded.
- Video evidence analyzed by Israeli human rights group B’Tselem shows the family’s car slowing to a stop before the soldier opened fire, contradicting the Israeli military’s claim that the vehicle was accelerating.
- The Israeli military acknowledged the killing and stated its Military Police are investigating the incident as a criminal matter.
- Sam’s parents, who buried him seven months after his birth, have publicly rejected the military’s account, insisting the shooting was not accidental.
- According to B’Tselem, Sam is the 13th Palestinian child killed by Israeli security forces in 2026.
- The bullet passed through Sam’s head, and the soldier did not provide aid to the family afterward, according to B’Tselem’s analysis.
Still unconfirmed:
- The Israeli military’s initial account of the incident may have been deliberately misleading, though this remains unconfirmed pending the investigation’s outcome.