Video contradicts Israeli military account of killing of seven-month-old baby in West Bank
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Guardian staff reporter
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Summary
Footage obtained by the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights shows the killing of seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The video appears to contradict the Israeli military's account, which claimed troops fired because they perceived the vehicle accelerating toward them. The video shows the family's car slowing down and stopping before the shooting.
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The Israel Defense Forces said its troops had 'perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them' and that one of its soldiers had 'responded with single shots toward the vehicle'.
Video obtained by the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights, however, shows the family's car slowing down and stopping.
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