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Hebron Shooting Kills Baby; Military Police Open Investigation

6/10/2026

Summary

Story summary

Israel Defense Forces said its Military Police Criminal Investigation Division is probing the Hebron shooting.
Israeli soldier shot at a vehicle in Hebron, killing a 7-month-old baby and wounding the parents.
Army claimed vehicle was accelerating toward soldier before admitting Palestinians were uninvolved.
Reports Yesh Din and UN said ~1.5 % of complaints lead to charges, 107 death cases opened 2018-2022, and 1,095 deaths, 240 children, Oct. 7 2023–May 13 2026, 49 in 2026.

History

Historical Context

The 1994 Hebron massacre, when Baruch Goldstein killed 29 Palestinian worshippers during Ramadan, provoked international outrage, a two-week curfew and the banning of the Kach party, and spurred a security-reform commission. That legacy now drives the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division’s probe of a recent shooting that killed a 7-month-old infant.

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Story summary

Israel Defense Forces said its Military Police Criminal Investigation Division is probing the Hebron shooting.
Israeli soldier shot at a vehicle in Hebron, killing a 7-month-old baby and wounding the parents.
Army claimed vehicle was accelerating toward soldier before admitting Palestinians were uninvolved.
Reports Yesh Din and UN said ~1.5 % of complaints lead to charges, 107 death cases opened 2018-2022, and 1,095 deaths, 240 children, Oct. 7 2023–May 13 2026, 49 in 2026.

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