In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “working for united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east”. Today it says “british aid worker and military officer who worked for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “working for united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east”. Today it says “british aid worker and military officer who worked for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Iain John Hook (1948 – 22 November 2002) was a British aid worker and military officer who worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as project manager in the rebuilding of Jenin Refugee Camp in West Bank , which was home to 13,000 Palestinian refugees . After Hook left a voice message with Israeli authorities that Palestinian militants ("shabab"-youth) had "knocked a hole in the wall" and "pinned down" his men, during an engagement in Jenin , he was shot and killed by an Israel Defense Forces sniper. Israeli Army radio said that the sniper who killed him mistook his cell phone for a handgun or grenade. A United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel was vetoed by the United States. In 2005, a British inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Iain John Hook (1948 – 22 November 2002) was working for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as project manager in rebuilding of Jenin refugee camp in West Bank , which was home to 13,000 Palestinian refugees. He was shot and killed by an Israel Defense Forces sniper, during the battle in Jenin on 22 November 2002. Circumstances surrounding his death prompted for adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel , which was promptly vetoed by the United States.
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Iain John Hook (1948 – 22 November 2002) was working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as project manager in the rebuilding of Jenin Refugee Camp in West Bank , which was home to 13,000 Palestinian refugees . He was shot and killed by an Israel Defense Forces sniper , during a battle in Jenin on 22 November 2002. A United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel was vetoed by the United States .In 2005 an English inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
British aid worker killed by Israeli sniper Iain John Hook (1948 – 22 November 2002) was a British aid worker and military officer who worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as project manager in the rebuilding of Jenin Refugee Camp in West Bank , which was home to 13,000 Palestinian refugees .He was shot and killed by an Israel Defense Forces sniper during an engagement in Jenin on 22 November 2002. A United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel was vetoed by the United States . In 2005, a British inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing .
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working for united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east
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british aid worker and military officer who worked for the united nations relief and works agency for palestine
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