Link: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/apr/07/israel

James Miller was a Welsh cameraman, producer, and director. He won five Emmy Awards. On 2 May 2003, he was in Rafah refugee camp in Gaza. He was making a documentary for HBO called Death in Gaza. He was with reporter Saira Shah. They were leaving a Palestinian house at night. They were wearing body armour and helmets. They were carrying a white flag with a torch shining on it. They wanted to ask Israeli soldiers if it was safe to leave. An Israeli armoured personnel carrier opened fire. Miller was shot in the neck. He was 34 years old.

On 6 April 2006, an inquest jury at St Pancras Coroner's Court in London returned a verdict of unlawful killing. The jury found that Miller was murdered. The forewoman said: "This was an unlawful shooting with the intention of killing Mr James Miller. Therefore we can come to no other conclusion than that Mr Miller was indeed murdered." The jury also said Israeli authorities had "not been forthcoming" about how and why Miller was killed.

Forensic experts from London Metropolitan Police concluded that the bullets were consistent with those used by Israeli forces. A security expert, Chris Cobb-Smith, told the inquest: "This was calculated and cold-blooded murder, without a shadow of a doubt. These shots were not fired by a soldier who was frightened, not fired by a soldier facing incoming fire - these were slow, deliberate, calculated and aimed shots."

The Israeli military police investigation closed in March 2005. It announced that the soldier suspected of firing the shot would not be indicted. The soldier was disciplined for violating the rules of engagement and for changing his account of the incident. But he was later cleared of wrongdoing. The Israeli government ignored a formal request from the British Attorney General to prosecute the soldier. In 2009, Miller's family accepted a reported £1.5 million payout from Israel. His widow, Sophy, said it was "probably the closest we'll get to an admission of guilt on the part of the Israelis."