Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, health ministry says

The Israeli military says Friday's "incident is under review", expressing "deep sorrow for any harm caused". Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, says health ministry Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The baby's parents were also injured in the shooting on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said A Palestinian father stands in a Hebron hospital emergency room with his clothes stained with blood. His his seven-month-old baby was killed by Israeli forces, the Palestinian health ministry said. Photo: 5 June 2026 Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, health ministry says A seven-month-old baby boy has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said. The ministry identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, adding that his parents were also injured in the shooting in the Tel Rumeida area, south of the city of Hebron. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops on Friday "perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them" and one of the soldiers "responded with single shots toward the vehicle". "As a result, three Palestinians were injured and evacuated for medical treatment," the IDF said, adding that "the incident is under review". It also expressed "deep sorrow for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals". The baby's grandmother said the family were driving in the area and stopped their car when they saw Israeli military vehicles and soldiers in the distance, Reuters reported. She said shots were then fired toward them, which they initially believed were warning shots. "One bullet struck my grandson, traversed his face and crossed his head, striking his mother's cheek where it lodged," the grandmother said. She added that the bullet had also grazed the father's finger, and that the mother was in hospital. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been reported killed in the West Bank since the war in Gaza broke out following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. In the Hamas-led attack, about 1,200 people were killed and 251 abducted into Gaza. More than 70,600 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. A man in a striped white and blue shirt sits in front of tapestry wall sheets, with people sitting down in the background. His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body A man inspects a burned-out car following a settler attack in the Palestinian village of Deir al-Hateb, in the occupied West Bank 'There's no safety anymore': Palestinians warn of expanding West Bank settler violence The expansion in control by Israel would contradict the terms of the ceasefire Israel and Hamas agreed to in October 2025. The Hague-based court declines to comment, saying applications for warrants are classified as secret. The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary". The US military says it struck Iranian drones and radar sites. Tehran responds by targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Four people are accused of causing serious damage to the Moog factory near Wolverhampton last year. In messages seen by the BBC, Arwa Elrayess also described the 7 October 2023 attacks as "proportional". UK-Australian pianist Jayson Gillham says he was discriminated against over his comments at a 2024 show. The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.