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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison

West ‘encourages’ killing of civilians in Gaza, says father of activist shot dead by IDF

Anthony Hurndall said his investigation into his son’s death two decades ago exposed a culture of cover-ups over civilian deaths within the IDF that he fears is being replicated in Gaza today.
Anthony Hurndall said his investigation into his son’s death two decades ago exposed a culture of cover-ups over civilian deaths within the IDF that he fears is being replicated in Gaza today. Photograph: Sky News

Western governments are “actively encourag[ing] the killing of women and children” in Gaza, because they are not willing to challenge Israeli accounts of the war there, the father of a British peace activist killed by an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) sniper has warned.

Anthony Hurndall’s son, Tom Hurndall, was shot in the head in April 2003 in Rafah, while he was helping Palestinian children.

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