A seven-month-old Palestinian boy, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed and his parents injured when Israeli troops opened fire on their vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Friday evening. The Israel Defense Forces stated that soldiers perceived the vehicle as accelerating toward them and responded with a single shot, wounding three civilians. An initial inquiry confirmed the family were uninvolved civilians, and the IDF expressed 'deep sorrow' while announcing a review. The family disputes the account, stating they had stopped the car upon soldiers' signals and that the shooting occurred without warning. The infant died from his injuries at a hospital. The incident has drawn attention amid ongoing tensions in the region.

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