Keterangan B'Tselem (diterjemahkan dari bahasa Inggris)
Ditembak di dada oleh pasukan keamanan Israel saat ia dan seorang temannya membawa ban dan maju hingga beberapa meter dari pagar, dalam Aksi Kepulangan Akbar di dekat pagar perbatasan Gaza, timur Kota Gaza; ribuan orang ikut dalam aksi itu. Selama unjuk rasa, sebagian pengunjuk rasa membakar ban serta melemparkan batu, bahan peledak, dan granat rakitan ke arah pasukan keamanan Israel yang ditempatkan di sisi lain pagar.
Teks asli
Shot in the chest by Israeli security forces while he and a friend were carrying a tire and advancing up to several meters from the fence, during the Return Protests near the Gaza perimeter fence, east of Gaza City; thousands took part in the protests. During the demonstration, some of the demonstrators torched tires and threw stones, explosive devices and improvised grenades at Israeli security forces who were stationed on the other side of the fence.