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Funeral held for baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank
Key takeaways
- The baby's parents were also injured in the shooting on Friday.
- According to the Israeli military, a shot was fired when soldiers "perceived a threat" from the vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area on Friday evening.
- The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.
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Sebastian Usher Hebron AFP via Getty Images. The baby's parents were also injured in the shooting on Friday. The funeral has taken place of a seven-month-old Palestinian baby shot dead by an Israeli soldier while in a car with his family in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Israeli military, a shot was fired when soldiers "perceived a threat" from the vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area on Friday evening.
The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.
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