B'Tselem's account
Shot in the abdomen by Israeli security forces while he was throwing stones at them during the Return Protests near the Gaza perimeter fence, north of the town of Khuza’ah; thousands took part in the protests. During the demonstration, some of the demonstrators torched tires and threw stones, explosive devices and Molotov cocktails at Israeli security forces who were stationed on the other side of the fence. He died of his wounds in hospital in Hebron.