Israeli soldiers killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank after opening fire on his family’s car, despite the vehicle stopping when ordered.

Sam’s father, Fahd Abu Haikal, a lecturer at Bethlehem University, told Haaretz that a soldier had signalled for him to stop and that he complied.

“The soldier signalled me to stop. I brought the car to a complete halt and raised my hands on the steering wheel. Immediately afterwards, they opened fire on the vehicle,” he told Haaretz.

“The soldier was about 10 metres away from me. He saw me, he saw my wife and the children,” he told Haaretz. “The windows were not tinted, it was broad daylight and everything was clear. You can’t say he didn’t see that it was a family."