In London, the 22-year-old British peace activist Tom Hurndall died last night. In April, Hurndall was shot in the head by Israel forces. He had spent the last eight months in a vegetative state. Charges of aggravated assault were recently filed against the Israeli soldier who shot Hurndall. Haaetz is reporting the charges will likely be increased to manslaughter now that Hurndall has died. The Israeli military has not identified the soldier by name but said he is an Arab member of a Bedouin unit. Hurndall’s mother, Jocelyn said “We hope that prosecution of the soldier involved in the shooting of Tom will send a message to all soldiers in the occupied territories that they cannot commit breaches of human rights whether these be killing, maiming, humiliation, the destruction of homes or the collective punishment of whole communities.”