Tag: Tom Hurndall

  • Calls for UK to act over Britons shot dead in Gaza

    From The Guardian The attorney general was last night called on to seek war crimes charges against five Israeli officers after an inquest jury found that a soldier under their command intentionally killed a British peace activist in Gaza. Tom Hurndall, 22, died after being shot in broad daylight by an Israeli soldier who later…

  • Israel to boycott inquest into death of British peace activist shot in Gaza

    From The Guardian Monday April 10, 2006 Israel will boycott an inquest opening today in London which will investigate the death of a British peace activist shot dead in broad daylight by an Israeli soldier. Tom Hurndall, 22, died after being shot in Rafah, Gaza, while trying to lead Palestinian children to safety after the…

  • British peace activist was ‘intentionally killed’

    From Guardian Unlimited Monday April 10, 2006 A jury has ruled that a British activist shot while acting as a human shield in the Gaza Strip was “intentionally killed”. Tom Hurndall, from north London, was wearing an orange jacket to mark him out as a peace activist. The 22-year-old had apparently been trying to move…