Iain Hook

Male, Deceased Person

1948 – 2002

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Who was Iain Hook?

Iain John Hook was working for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 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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Born
1948
Essex
Employment
  • United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Died
Nov 22, 2002
Jenin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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