Published: June 8, 2026 ⢠8:36 PM IST ¡ Updated: June 8, 2026 ⢠9:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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A father speaks of the harrowing moment his seven-month-old Palestinian son was shot dead in the West Bank by an Israeli soldier.
Fahd Abu Haikal, 41, is still in shock at the sudden death of his seven-month-old son, who was shot dead by an Israeli soldier as he travelled through the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday.
Sam was in the backseat of a car with his mother Dania Salameh, 28, and his brother Kinan, 11, as the father drove his mother, Ferial, 61, back to her home in Hebron, following a brief stay with the family in Bethlehem.
As they approached Tel Rumeida, a Hebron neighbourhood containing a large Israeli settlement where Ferial lives, a group of soldiers appeared out of the darkness.
Fahd stopped the car and raised his hands, but despite all attempts to make it clear they were not a threat, a soldier took...