Israeli military police investigating soldier's killing of 7-month-old Palestinian

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Israeli military police have launched an investigation into the killing of a seven-month-old Palestinian infant by an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank. The infant, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was killed and his parents wounded after the soldier opened fire on their car, prompting a criminal inquiry.

JERUSALEM, June 7 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Sunday its police criminal investigation unit was investigating the killing of a Palestinian infant by an Israeli soldier in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The military has acknowledged that seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed and his parents both wounded on Friday when an Israeli soldier opened fire on their car. "Based on the findings of the preliminary examination, it was decided to open an investigation by the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division," Israel's military said.