Funeral held for baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

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A seven-month-old Palestinian baby, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed by an Israeli soldier's bullet in Hebron on Friday evening while in a car with his family. The Israeli military stated a shot was fired after soldiers perceived a threat from the vehicle, but the IDF acknowledged the family were uninvolved civilians and expressed sorrow over the incident.

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The seven-month-old boy's shrouded body was wrapped in a Palestinian flag and carried by his father to the graveyard.

Funeral held for baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

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