Israeli soldier charged with activist's killing

An Israeli soldier has been charged with the manslaughter of a British activist in the Gaza Strip.

An Israeli soldier has been charged with the manslaughter of a British activist in the Gaza Strip.

Manchester Metropolitan University student Mr Tom Hurndall (22), died in a London hospital on January 13th after spending nine months in a coma.

He was shot in the head while in southern Gaza with the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian group whose activists volunteer to serve as buffers between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians.

The soldier was arrested in December and charged with intent to cause injury. Because Mr Hurndall has died, the charges were upgraded to manslaughter, the Israeli military said.