Aangirfan: Remembering Tom Hurndall

Palestinian children protest and hold a poster of British peace activist Thomas Hurndall on January 16, 2004 in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. [Abid Katib/Getty Images]

Remembering Tom Hurndall

In 2003, 23-year-old Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli armoured bulldozer.

In 2004, British photography student Tom Hurndall died after being shot in the head by an Israeli sniper.

Tom had noticed a group of children in the line of the fire. Some had run for cover, but three children stood paralysed with fear.

He sprinted to where the children were, picked one up and carried her to safety. When he went to collect a second child, he was shot in the head by an IDF (Israeli) soldier.

Tom Hurndall was wearing a bright orange jacket identifying him as an international volunteer (as was Rachel Corrie when she was killed).

“There was no shooting or resistance coming from the Palestinian side at all.”