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Israeli troops kill infant, injure parents

Israeli troops' shooting near Hebron forces a security inquiry after a family car was hit, killing an infant and wounding parents

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Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a 7-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the bullet striking the boy in the face. The Israeli military said that soldiers shot at a vehicle perceived to be accelerating toward them near Hebron. It said an initial inquiry found that...

  1. Frame 1Israeli troops' shooting near Hebron forces a security inquiry after a family car was hit, killing an infant and wounding parents.
  2. Frame 2The military said soldiers saw the vehicle accelerating toward them; the family said they had stopped at soldiers' orders.
  3. Frame 3An initial Israeli inquiry found the wounded Palestinians were uninvolved civilians, sharpening scrutiny of checkpoint threat calls.
  4. Frame 4Fahd Abu Haikal said one bullet pierced his hand before striking his son and wife in the back seat.
  5. Frame 5The child's funeral in Hebron turned the shooting into a visible test of accountability under occupation.
  6. Frame 6The next pressure point is the Israeli military inquiry and whether its findings change rules for soldiers facing civilian cars.
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Jun 7, 7:12 AM EDT
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