Taysir Hayb

Taysir Hayb
تيسير الهيب
OccupationIsrael Defense Forces soldier
Criminal statusReleased
ConvictionsManslaughter
Obstruction of justice
Criminal penalty8 years imprisonment

Idier Wahid Taysir Hayb (or al-Heib) (Arabic: تيسير الهيب; Hebrew: תייסיר אל-היב) is a Bedouin Israeli sergeant, convicted of manslaughter, who shot International Solidarity Movement civilian activist Tom Hurndall, while on duty in Gaza on April 11, 2003. Hurndall died in January 2004, after a nine-month coma. Hayb was sentenced to eight years for manslaughter. His sentence was reduced in July 2010, and he was released after only five years. He is the brother of Amira al Hayb, the first Bedouin Israeli female to join the IDF.

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