The IDF says it “expresses deep sorrow” for harm caused to civilians after troops opened fire on a vehicle in the West Bank city of Hebron this evening, killing a seven-month-old baby and lightly wounding his parents.
According to the military, during operational activity in Hebron, troops “perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them.” The soldiers then fired “single shots toward the vehicle.”
“An initial inquiry found that those injured were uninvolved civilians,” the IDF says, adding that the incident is under investigation, the findings of which will be “submitted for review by the relevant authorities.”
“The IDF expresses deep sorrow for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals,” the army adds.
The Palestinian Authority identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abou Haikal. According to the Wafa news agency, the family lives in Bethlehem and was traveling to visit family in Hebron.
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