Footage Contradicts IDF Statement on Baby’s Death
Emerging footage appears to challenge the Israeli military’s official account of the shooting that resulted in the death of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal. The video shows the family’s car slowing down near a military post before soldiers opened fire, contradicting the IDF’s claim that the vehicle was accelerating towards them. B’Tselem, an Israeli Information Center for Human Rights, stated the footage clearly demonstrates the car was slowing to a stop and posed no danger to the soldiers. The incident, which also injured Sam’s parents, has sparked widespread outrage, with the military police now investigating the soldier’s actions.
John Q. Hosedrinker