Keterangan B'Tselem (diterjemahkan dari bahasa Inggris)
Syahid ditembak Polisi Perbatasan dalam bentrokan di Alun-Alun Kota, al-Birah, setelah menikam seorang petugas Polisi Perbatasan, yang dilaporkan mengalami luka sedang. ‘Aqel mengenakan bahan peledak tiruan dan, dalam rekaman yang ditayangkan media, petugas terlihat menembakinya saat ia tergeletak di tanah.
Teks asli
Fatally shot by Border Police during clashes in City Square, al-Birah, after stabbing a Border Police officer, who reportedly sustained moderate injuries. ‘Aqel was wearing a mock explosive device and, in footage aired by the media, officers are seen firing at him as he lay on the ground.