Iman Darweesh Al Hams

Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( Arabic: ايمان درويش الهمص , also 'Iyman'), (1991 - 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire near a military observation post in a "no-man's" zone near the Philadelphi Route on 5 October 2004, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip . The IDF commander of the soldiers which shot her was accused by his comrades and Palestinian witnesses of using automatic fire into the girl's body as she lay wounded on the ground, a subject which was brought into investigation. The commander was found not guilty of illegal use of his weapon, conduct unbecoming an officer and perverting the course of justice by an Israeli military court. Human rights groups cite her death as one of several incidents which illustrate a "culture of impunity" in the IDF.

Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( Arabic: ايمان درويش الهمص , also 'Iyman') (1991 – 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire near a military observation post in a "no-man's" zone near the Philadelphi Route on 5 October 2004, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip . The IDF commander of the soldiers who shot her was accused by his comrades and Palestinian witnesses of using automatic fire to deliberately shoot her repeatedly, a subject which was brought into investigation. During trial, he expressed no regret over his actions and said he would have done the same even if the girl was a 3-year-old. Human rights groups cite her death as one of several incidents which illustrate a "culture of impunity" in the IDF. The commander was charged with illegal use of his weapon, conduct unbecoming an officer and perverting the course of justice by an Israeli military court but was found not guilty. In 2010 a Jerusalem district court found the claim that "Captain R." had shot Al Hams multiple times to "verify" her death, made by Ilana Dayan in her Uvda (Fact) TV show on Telad , to be libelous, and required them to air a correction and for Telad to pay NIS 300,000. A 2012 decision by the Israeli Supreme Court acquitted Dayan and reduced the damages to NIS 100,000, finding that the statements were "correct at the time of their broadcast", based on honest belief, verified facts and credible sources. The court found that "Captain R" had been unaware that the death he was running out to verify had been that of a 13-year-old girl, but that Ilana Dayan was unaware of this. The Israeli captain who emptied his rifle into a Palestinian schoolgirl" .

Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( Arabic: ايمان درويش الهمص ʾĪmān Darwīsh al-Hamṣ ; also Iyman ) (1991 – 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire near a military observation post in a "no-man's" zone near the Philadelphi Route on 5 October 2004, in Rafah in the Gaza Strip . The IDF commander of the soldiers who shot her was accused by his comrades and Palestinian witnesses of using automatic fire to deliberately shoot her repeatedly, a subject which was brought into investigation. During trial, he expressed no regret over his actions and said he would have done the same even if the girl was a 3-year-old. His legal team argued that the "confirmation of the kill" after a suspect is shot was a standard Israeli military practice to eliminate terrorist threats. The commander was charged with illegal use of his weapon, conduct unbecoming an officer and perverting the course of justice by an Israeli military court but was found not guilty. Human rights groups cite her death as one of several incidents which illustrate a "culture of impunity" in the IDF. The Israeli captain who emptied his rifle into a Palestinian schoolgirl" .

Palestinian girl killed by the Israel Defense Forces in 2004 Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( Arabic: ايمان درويش الهمص ʾĪmān Darwīsh al-Hamṣ ; also Iyman ) (1991 – 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire on 5 October 2004, in Rafah , Gaza Strip . The IDF commander of the soldiers who shot her was accused by his comrades and Palestinian witnesses of using automatic fire to deliberately shoot her repeatedly, a subject which was brought into investigation. During trial, he expressed no regret over his actions and said he would have done the same even if the girl was a 3-year-old. His legal team argued that the "confirmation of the kill" after a suspect is shot was a standard Israeli military practice to eliminate terrorist threats. The commander was charged with illegal use of his weapon, conduct unbecoming an officer and perverting the course of justice by an Israeli military court but was found not guilty. Human rights groups cite her death as one of several incidents which illustrate a "culture of impunity" in the IDF. The Israeli captain who emptied his rifle into a Palestinian schoolgirl" .

Palestinian girl killed by the Israel Defense Forces in 2004 Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( Arabic : ايمان درويش الهمص ʾĪmān Darwīsh al-Hamṣ , also Iyman ; 1991 – 5 October 2004) was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fire on 5 October 2004, in Rafah , Gaza Strip . The IDF commander of the soldiers who shot her was accused by his comrades and Palestinian witnesses of using automatic fire to deliberately shoot her repeatedly, a subject which was brought into investigation. During trial, he expressed no regret over his actions and said he would have done the same even if the girl was a 3-year-old. His legal team argued that the "confirmation of the kill" after a suspect is shot was a standard Israeli military practice to eliminate terrorist threats. The commander was charged with illegal use of his weapon, conduct unbecoming an officer and perverting the course of justice by an Israeli military court but was found not guilty. Human rights groups cite her death as one of several incidents which illustrate a "culture of impunity" in the IDF. The Israeli captain who emptied his rifle into a Palestinian schoolgirl" .