The Palestinian Health Ministry said seven-month-old Sam Fahd Abu Haikal was killed when Israeli troops fired on his family’s car near Hebron. The Israeli military said soldiers believed the vehicle was accelerating toward them and that an initial inquiry found the wounded were uninvolved civilians.
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The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has caused a humanitarian crisis, with the Palestinian Health Ministry estimating that 20,000 people have been killed and 70% of those being women and children. In response, the United Arab Emirates has pledged to evacuate up to 1,000 injured children and 1,000 cancer patients by plane, and the United Nations is calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the conflict and allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid.