Taysir Hayb

Taysir Hayb
OccupationIsrael Defense Forces soldier
Criminal statusReleased
Conviction(s)Manslaughter
Obstruction of justice
Criminal penalty8 years imprisonment

Idier Wahid Taysir Hayb (or al-Heib) (Arabic: تيسير الهيب; Hebrew: תייסיר אל-היב) is a Bedouin Israeli sergeant who shot International Solidarity Movement civilian activist Tom Hurndall, while on duty in Gaza on April 11, 2003. Hurndall died in January 2004, after a nine-month coma. Hayb was sentenced to eight years for manslaughter.[1][2][3][4] His sentence was reduced in July 2010, and he was released after only five years.[5] He is the brother of Amira al Hayb, the first Bedouin Israeli female to join the IDF.

  1. ^ Arrindell, Carl (22 January 2004). "Obituary: Tom Hurndall - An aspiring photojournalist and committed peace activist". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. ^ Soldier jailed for activist death, BBC News, 11 August 2005.
  3. ^ Simon Atkinson, British peace activist was ‘intentionally killed’, The Guardian, 10 April 2006.
  4. ^ Dyer, Clare (2006-05-22). "Goldsmith flies to Israel to investigate shooting of Britons". The Guardian (22 May). London. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
  5. ^ Anshel Pfeffer (19 July 2010). "IDF soldier who shot British peace activist to be released from jail". Haaretz.