Summary
The Israeli army sniper who shot Tom Hurndall in Rafah on 11 April 2003, described in For Palestine as a decorated Bedouin Arab sniper in an IDF reconnaissance unit, roughly Tom’s age (For Palestine — Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group, PDF p.28).
Details
- After Israel ordered an IDF investigation in October 2003, Hayb was convicted of manslaughter, obstruction of justice and false testimony, and in August 2005 was sentenced to eleven and a half years in prison (For Palestine — Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group, PDF p.28). The Foreword gives an eight-year sentence for Tom’s manslaughter (PDF p.21-22); both figures are recorded on the source page under Open questions, not reconciled.
Related pages
For Palestine — Essays from the Tom Hurndall Memorial Lecture Group, Tom Hurndall, Jocelyn Hurndall