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HURNDALL, Thomas -- Peace Activist, Photographer
On 11 April 2003, Thomas Hurndall, a young photographer observing and recording the work of the International Solidarity Movement in Rafah, was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier while trying to pull Palestinian children away from Israeli gunfire. He suffered severe brain damage and passed away following complications with pneumonia on 13 January 2004. Israel initially made a series of wild claims about the circumstances of the shooting. (Added 15 January 2004)

These included suggesting Tom was dressed in a military uniform and was shooting at the tower, contradicting the reports of multiple eyewitnesses and photos of the event which depict Tom in a flourescent jacket. At the end of December 2003, Israel announced that it taken a soldier into custody over the matter. On Monday 27 June 2005 a military court convicted Israeli Sergeant Taysir Wahid of the "manslaughter" of British peace activist and photographer Tom Hurndall.


Update
  • Israeli soldier convicted for killing Tom Hurndall (28 June 2005)


    The shooting of Tom Hurndall
  • Israeli soldier shoots British ISM activist Tom Hurndall in Gaza, Press Release, International Solidarity Movement (11 April 2003)
  • Statement on the shooting of Thomas Hurndall, ISM Rafah (12 April 2003)
  • "Not again": Eyewitness Joe Smith writes about the shooting of Tom Hurndall, Joe Smith (12 April 2003)


    The Aftermath
  • Parents of Tom Hurndall visit the site of his shooting, Tom Wallace, International Solidarity Movement, (14 April 2003)
  • UK envoys held at gunpoint by Israelis, Chris McGreal, The Guardian (6 May 2003)
  • Thomas Hurndall returns to the United Kingdom, Press Release, The Thomas Hurndall Fund (29 May 2003)


    Remembering Tom
  • Armed with principles, Ali Abunimah (22 April 2003)
  • Trafalgar Square speech by Tom Hurndall's sister Sophie (20 May 2003)
  • "He risked all for others": Tom Hurndall's mother remembers her son, Emily Sheffield, The Scotsman (21 July 2003)
  • An open letter to the family and friends of Tom Hurndall, Miriyam Aouragh (28 January 2004)


    The pursuit of Tom's killer
  • UK seeks probe into Israeli shooting of cameraman, Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters (4 May 2003)
  • Straw under fire for ignoring Israeli attacks on UK nationals, Chris McGreal, The Guardian (7 May 2003)
  • Peace activist's father demands probe, Mustapha Karkouti, Gulf News (20 May 2003)
  • Relatives of Tom Hurndall present letter to Israeli ambassador, Press Release, The Thomas Hurndall Fund (10 October 2003)
  • Tom Hurndall dies as family receive news of the indictment of his killer, Press Release, The Thomas Hurndall Fund (13 January 2004)
  • British inquiry into Hurndall shooting to also investigate James Miller's death, The Thomas Hurndall Fund (4 February 2004)


    Websites
  • The Thomas Hurndall Fund
  • International Solidarity Movement


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