Israeli troops opened fire Friday at a vehicle in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, killing a seven-month-old baby and lightly wounding his parents, a shooting the military later said it “expresses deep sorrow” over.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, during operational activity in Hebron, soldiers “perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them.” The troops then fired “single shots toward the vehicle.”

“An initial inquiry found that those injured were uninvolved civilians,” the IDF said, adding that the incident was under investigation, the findings of which will be “submitted for review by the relevant authorities.”

“The IDF expresses deep sorrow for any harm caused to uninvolved individuals,” the army added.

The Palestinian Authority identified the infant as Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, saying he was fatally wounded and his parents lightly injured “after the occupation forces opened fire on........

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