Israeli Forces Kill 7-Month-Old Palestinian Baby in West Bank Shooting

Executive Briefing

• Killed Friday near Hebron after IDF soldiers fired on the family's car, wounding both parents
• IDF claims soldiers perceived the vehicle accelerating toward them, calling injured parties 'uninvolved civilians'
• Bullet struck the infant's face, passed through his mother's face, leaving shrapnel near her heart; she remains critical
• Over 1,000 Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 2023, including at least 240 children per UN data
• Israeli soldiers face rare accountability, indicted in fewer than 1% of nearly 2,500 complaints filed between 2016–2024