Keterangan B'Tselem (diterjemahkan dari bahasa Inggris)
Ditembak oleh seorang polisi setelah menikamnya dan seorang petugas Polisi Perbatasan di dekat Bab al-Qatanin, salah satu pintu masuk kompleks al-Aqsa. Menurut polisi, kedua petugas itu mengalami luka sedang. Rekaman video menunjukkan polisi itu menembak Qassem saat ia sudah terbaring di tanah. Israel menahan jenazahnya.
Teks asli
Shot by a police officer after stabbing him and a Border Police officer near Bab al-Qatanin, one of the entrances to the al-Aqsa compound. According to the police, the two officers sustained moderate injuries. Video footage shows the police officer shooting at Qassem while the latter was lying on the ground. Israel is holding his body.