Families seek truth over Israeli deaths

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The family of a British peace activist shot in the head by an Israeli soldier is considering applying to the courts for permission to turn off his life support machine.

Doctors in Britain have told Tom Hurndall's family that he does not feel a thing. But his family find that hard to believe as they watch the twisting body and contorted face of the 22-year-old who is in a "vegetative state" after being shot in April.

"Tom can move, he flails, he turns his head from side to side from his shoulders upwards and grimaces," said his sister, Sophie (24). "He looks like he is in agony. He looks like he is in hell. It is the most heart-rending and torturous thing to watch." Hurndall said the family may seek a court order aiming to end Tom's life. It could take up to six months to obtain, and then a further 14 days for him to die.

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