Father and brother of Sam Abu Haykal, a 7-month-old Palestinian child who was killed by Israeli soldiers, carry his body during his funeral in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 6, 2026. (Credit: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters)
In recent hours, images of Fahd Abou Haykal have been circulating widely on Palestinian social media. In photos and videos taken at the hospital and later at the funeral in Hebron, the 42-year-old man appears with his hand in a cast, holding tightly the tiny body of his son wrapped in a Palestinian flag. Sam had just turned seven months old to the day.On Friday, June 5, the family was returning from Bethlehem to Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, when it encountered Israeli soldiers shortly before reaching its destination. Without warning, the soldiers opened fire at their vehicle. In front of his 11-year-old son and his 65-year-old mother, a bullet passed through Fahd’s arm before striking his infant son, Sam, whom the mother was holding in her arms and who later died from his injuries. The mother was also wounded by a bullet...
In recent hours, images of Fahd Abou Haykal have been circulating widely on Palestinian social media. In photos and videos taken at the hospital and later at the funeral in Hebron, the 42-year-old man appears with his hand in a cast, holding tightly the tiny body of his son wrapped in a Palestinian flag. Sam had just turned seven months old to the day.On Friday, June 5, the family was returning from Bethlehem to Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank, when it encountered Israeli soldiers shortly before reaching its destination. Without warning, the soldiers opened fire at their vehicle. In front of his 11-year-old son and his 65-year-old mother, a bullet passed through Fahd’s arm before striking his infant son, Sam, whom the mother was holding in her arms and who later died from his injuries. The mother was also wounded by a...
