They shoot babies: IDF jargon masks a child's killing

Fahd Abu Haikal said he stopped his car at the request of IDF soldiers in broad daylight, and then they shot his 7-month-old, Sam. When the army's go-to explanation is that a sense of danger was felt, the sense is that every soldier could shoot any Palestinian

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They shoot babies: IDF jargon masks a child's killing

Fahd Abu Haikal said he stopped his car at the request of IDF soldiers in broad daylight, and then they shot his 7-month-old, Sam. When the army's go-to explanation is that a sense of danger was felt, the sense is that every soldier could shoot any Palestinian

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04:13 AM • June 07 2026 IDT

A shooting by an IDF force on Friday at the car of the Abu Haikal family in Hebron ended with the killing of 7-month-old Sam Abu Haikal and the wounding of his parents.

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