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Israeli Soldier Admits Murdered Activist Was Unarmed

HeadlineDec 17, 2004

In news from Israel, the Israeli soldier on trial for killing 22-year-old British peace activist Tom Hurndall in the Gaza Strip has admitted he was lying when he said his victim was carrying a gun. This according to the Guardian of London. Hurndall was killed in April 2003 as he tried to shelter children from Israeli gunfire. On the witness stand Israeli Sergeant Idier Wahid Taysir said he was under orders to open fire even on unarmed people.

Earlier today in Southern Gaza Israeli troops killed three Palestinians and demolished several houses. Meanwhile five Palestinians are trapped in a tunnel that collapsed as it was being dug under an Israeli-controlled security strip along the Egyptian border.

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