Keterangan B'Tselem (diterjemahkan dari bahasa Inggris)
Syahid akibat peluru tank yang ditembakkan ke arah pos pengintaian sayap militer Hamas. Sebelumnya, para militan menembak dari pos tersebut ke arah tentara yang telah menahan dua warga Palestina yang mencoba memasuki Israel. Menurut militer, keduanya membawa pisau dan perangkat pembakar.
Teks asli
Killed by a tank shell fired towards a lookout post of the Hamas military wing. Earlier, militants had fired from the post towards soldiers who had detained two Palestinians attempting to enter Israel. According to the military, the two were armed with knives and incendiary devices.