Video shows family’s car slowing before Israeli troops shot dead Palestinian baby

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On Friday, Israeli troops shot dead seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal and wounded his parents in Hebron, occupied West Bank, with footage from B'Tselem contradicting the IDF's claim that the vehicle was accelerating toward them. The Israeli military police have opened an investigation into the soldier involved, amid criticism from rights groups over the low prosecution rate for such incidents.

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Footage appears to contradict Israeli military’s account of killing of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in West BankFootage has emerged that appears to contradict the Israeli military’s account of the shooting that killed seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal in his mother’s arms, showing the family’s car slowing near a military post before soldiers opened fire. On Friday, the killing of the infant by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank caused outrage, after soldiers opened fire on the family’s vehi

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