A coroner's jury ruled here on Thursday that a British journalist was murdered when an Israeli soldier shot him three years ago as he was making a documentary titled Death in Gaza.
The Israeli army decided in April last year to take no action against an officer implicated in the death of James Miller in May 2003 in the Gaza Strip.
"Based on the evidence laid before us, we the jury unanimously agree it was an unlawful shooting, with the intention to kill Mr. James Miller," said the verdict at St Pancras Coroners Court in London.
"We can come to no other conclusion than that Mr Miller was indeed murdered," it said. "It is a fact that from day one to this inquest the Israeli authorities have not been forthcoming in the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Miller's death."
Miller, 34, was shot in the town of Rafah, near the Egyptian border, as he was filming a documentary on the Israeli army's destruction of hundreds of homes in the Palestinian territories.
Death in Gaza went on to win three Emmy awards in the US last September.
The Israeli embassy in London said the Jewish state regretted the "tragic death."
"After a very thorough investigation using laboratories in Israel and abroad and after reviewing all the available evidence, it was not possible to reach a reliable conclusion that could provide a basis for proceedings under criminal law," it insisted in a statement. "In other cases where there is sufficient evidence, those responsible are prosecuted."
Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells said the verdict did not come as a surprise.
"The British government has consistently pressed the Israelis at all levels to carry out a thorough and transparent investigation into James' killing," he said. "We are disappointed that the Military Police investigation did not recommend an indictment and that no-one has been held to account for James' death. We continue to support the family's request for compensation."
Miller's wife, Sophy, 35, said: "Coming away it is a relief that all the evidence has actually been seen for what it is and for what we have known for three years, and that a jury unanimously concluded that James was deliberately killed, that he was murdered."
Miller's crew said they were carrying a white flag and identified themselves as British media to troops in the area.
But as they left a Palestinian home they were fired upon, and a bullet struck Miller in the neck, between his helmet and bullet-proof vest, which was marked with the letters "TV."
The jury heard that a bullet was fired, then a second fatal shot 12 to 13 seconds later. Several more shots were fired at seven to 12-second intervals, hitting the house they left.
Detective Inspector Robert Anderson from London's Metropolitan Police told a hearing earlier this week that Israel had denied several requests to interview witnesses.
He said the Metropolitan Police investigation had had to rely on evidence from those already interviewed by the Israeli Defense Forces and reports from a pathologist and ballistic experts.
Anderson said his investigation had found no evidence that the dead man had posed a threat to the Israeli military at the time of the shooting, or that there had been any Palestinian fire directed at the soldiers' position.
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