‘Lives turned in a second’: Family of baby Sam, shot dead by Israel, grieve

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An Israeli soldier shot and killed seven-month-old Palestinian baby Sam Abu Haikal in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday. The incident occurred as the family's car approached a settlement, and the father claims soldiers confiscated security footage afterward, with no investigation yet announced. The same bullet critically wounded Sam's mother, Dania Salameh.

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A father speaks of the moment his seven-month-old Palestinian son was shot dead in the West Bank by an Israeli soldier.

‘Lives turned in a second’: Family of baby Sam, shot dead by Israel, grieve

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