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Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank, health ministry says

ABC Australia · Jun 7, 2026, 1:16 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Fahd Abu Haikal shows a photo of his seven-month-old baby boy, Sam, who was killed on Friday.
  • Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry says.
  • Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, wrapped in a white shroud and a Palestinian flag, was buried in Hebron on Saturday, local time.

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Fahd Abu Haikal shows a photo of his seven-month-old baby boy, Sam, who was killed on Friday. (AP: Mahmoud Illean)

Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, wrapped in a white shroud and a Palestinian flag, was buried in Hebron on Saturday, local time.

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