Keterangan B'Tselem (diterjemahkan dari bahasa Inggris)
Syahid bersama empat anggota sayap militer Hamas setelah tentara berpakaian sipil, yang dilaporkan memasuki Gaza dengan menyamar sebagai anggota organisasi bantuan medis, ketahuan di pos pemeriksaan Hamas di Bani Suheila. Baku tembak pun terjadi, dan dua anggota sayap militer Hamas syahid, salah satunya anggota senior. Menurut militer, tembakan seorang perwira Israel menewaskan perwira Israel lainnya dan melukai perwira ketiga dengan luka sedang. Agar kendaraan mereka dapat melarikan diri, sebuah pesawat menembakkan rudal.
Teks asli
Killed together with four Hamas military branch operatives after plain clothed soldiers who reportedly entered Gaza disguised as members of a medical aid organization were exposed at a Hamas checkpoint in Bani Suheila. A gun battle ensued, during which two Hamas military branch operatives were killed, one of them senior. According to the military, shots fired by an Israeli officer killed another Israeli officer and moderately wounded a third officer. To allow their vehicles to escape, an aircraft fired missiles.