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

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 272 words · By Jaroslav Lukiv
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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.

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What happened

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.

Why it matters

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.

Common ground

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".

Perspective signals

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “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.”
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A web search result explicitly mentions '1001 Palestinians killed in West Bank since 7 October 2023', and other sources discuss the ongoing casualties in the West Bank during the Gaza war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, Israeli forces have carried out multiple ground incursions, occasionally accompanied by airstrikes, into several Palestinian cities and refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_incursions_in_the_West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then occupied by Jordan, during the Six-Day War. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up Palestine. A landlocked territory located on the western bank of the Jordan River near the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank
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Claim 2: “In the Hamas-led attack, about 1,200 people were killed and 251 abducted into Gaza.”
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Multiple independent news reports consistently state that approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 were abducted during the October 7 attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The war was triggered by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj1jqeyl5ro
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web search NEUTRAL — The Hamas-led attack into Israel killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, with 251 kidnapped. Israel’s subsequent military campaign has killed some 48,000 people, Palestinian health aut…
https://ddnews.gov.in/en/israeli-military-says-body-released…
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web search NEUTRAL — This is not the first time Hamas has returned a wrong body to Israel. During a previous ceasefire, the group said it handed over the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons — among those taken in Hamas…
https://www.wral.com/story/israelis-are-identifying-the-seco…
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Claim 3: “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".”
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Two separate web search results report the IDF's statement that soldiers perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them and responded with single shots.
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web search NEUTRAL — One soldier fired single shots toward the vehicle, injuring three Palestinians inside the car.The IDF stated that the incident is under review and expressed sorrow for the harm caused to innocent indi…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/three-palestinian-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military said that soldiers shot at a vehicle perceived to be accelerating toward them near Hebron. It said an initial inquiry found that the three Palestinians wounded were uninvolved civ…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4842420-brazil-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before the formation of the Israel Defense Forces in 1948, there were three underground Zionist militias - The Haganah, the Irgun and the Lehi.They differed ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCGtHMxNrXY
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Claim 4: “More than 70,600 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.”
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A report from OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) explicitly states that more than 70,600 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 26, 2025 ... It says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory - the vast majority shot by the IDF - since the Hamas-led attack on ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d9znp22pyo
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 22, 2025 ... Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry has said one baby has died from ... More than 70,600 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza ...
https://www.facebook.com/ochaopt/posts/in-gaza-as-heavy-rain…
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web search NEUTRAL — On 7 October 2023, Hamas, which has been in power in the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched a coordinated attack inside Israel, killing around 1,200 people and ...
https://doctorswithoutborders-apac.org/sites/default/files/2…
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Claim 5: “"As a result, three Palestinians were injured and evacuated for medical treatment," the IDF said”
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The IDF statement that three Palestinians were injured and evacuated is reported across multiple search results and corroborated by the context of the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 3 May 2026, at least 75,811 people (73,770+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The IDF Caterpillar D9 — nicknamed Doobi (Hebrew: דובי, for teddy bear) — is a Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It is supplied by Caterpillar Inc. and modified…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF_Caterpillar_D9
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the ongoing Gaza war, Israeli male and female soldiers, guards and medical staff have reportedly committed wartime sexual violence against Palestinian women, children and men including rape, ga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…
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Claim 6: “A seven-month-old baby boy has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Reuters, The Guardian, South Wales Argus) and a Wikipedia entry confirm that a seven-month-old Palestinian baby was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank, as reported by the Palestinian health ministry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then occupied by Jordan, during the Six-Day War. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palestinian enclaves are areas in the West Bank designated for Palestinians under a variety of unsuccessful U.S. and Israeli-led proposals to end the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The enclaves are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_enclaves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank barrier, West Bank wall or the West Bank separation barrier, is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and inside parts of the West Bank. Israel describes the wall as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_barrier
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Claim 7: “his parents were also injured in the shooting in the Tel Rumeida area, south of the city of Hebron.”
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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and South Wales Argus, as well as Wikipedia, confirm that the parents were injured in the shooting in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), was hosted by Saudi Arabia between 31 October and 14 November. The matches were …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 5 June 2026, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, a seven-month-old Palestinian infant, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier in Tel Rumeida, Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. His parents, Fahd Abu Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Sam_Abu_Haikal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — For the start of the tournament each team were allowed 23 players within their squad. Players birthdays should be correct as of October 31, 2008 which was the start of the tournament.
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Claim 8: “The ministry identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abu Haikal”
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The identity of the infant as Sam Fahd Abu Haikal is explicitly confirmed by both the Palestinian health ministry (via Reuters and other news outlets) and a dedicated Wikipedia entry.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 5 June 2026, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, a seven-month-old Palestinian infant, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier in Tel Rumeida, Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. His parents, Fahd Abu Ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Sam_Abu_Haikal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yasser Arafat (c. August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Arafat
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