ByCORINNE BAUMJUNE 9, 2026 21:26Footage released by leftist organization B'Tselem shows an incident in which IDF soldiers allegedly shot at a Palestinian family's car, killing a seven-month-old child.In the footage released on Tuesday, soldiers can be seen pointing their guns at the driver while shouting orders. Then, the person filming the video turns away as soldiers fire at the car. In the next video, the child's father, named by B'Tselem as Fahad Abu-Haikal, can be seen holding his body and trying to keep pressure on the boy's head wound.His mother can be seen sitting by the car, holding her cheek, while onlookers and family members appear to call for emergency services.Three members of the Abu Haikal family were wounded in total: the baby, Sam, Fahad, the father, and Dania, the mother.The baby's grandmother told Reuters that the family was driving near a checkpoint when they saw IDF vehicles and soldiers in the distance and stopped the car, initially believing that the shots fired were warning shots."One bullet struck my grandson, traversed his face and crossed his head, striking his mother's cheek where it lodged," she said.On Sunday, the IDF said it had opened an investigation into the incident that occurred on Friday.Follow us on Google