British peace activist Tom Hurndall, who was left in a coma after he was shot by an Israeli soldier, has died.
His death at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in Putney, London, came nine months after he was shot in the head by an Israeli Defence Force soldier, leaving him in a vegetative state.
The 22-year-old, whose family live in Tufnell Park, north London, had been shepherding young children to safety in Rafah when he was shot.
His sister Sophie spoke of her sadness at his death.
She said it was a shock he had survived so long and she had a sense of relief he would not suffer any more. But she said she was also obviously very sad.
"We have to finally accept we are not going to have Tom back," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Miss Hurndall said the Israeli army had not been able to cover up the shooting because of pressure from her family.
And she added that the soldier who shot him was being hung out to dry.
The soldier, who has not been named, has already been indicted on six charges, including one of aggravated assault over the incident on April 11 last year.
The Israeli Army has said that the soldier initially maintained he had opened fire on a man armed with a pistol but later "admitted to firing in proximity to an unarmed civilian as a deterrent".