Catatan B'Tselem (diterjemah daripada bahasa Inggeris)
Syahid akibat peluru kereta kebal di sebuah pos pemantauan lapangan Hamas. Dua lagi anggota sayap tentera Hamas terbunuh, dan seorang lagi cedera parah. Tentera Israel menyatakan bahawa peluru itu dilepaskan sebagai balasan terhadap tembakan penembak tepat Palestin yang mencederakan seorang pegawai dengan kecederaan sederhana.
Teks asal
Killed by a tank shell, at a Hamas field monitoring post. Two other Hamas military branch operatives were killed, and another sustained severe wounds. The Israeli military stated that the shell was fired in response to Palestinian sniper fire which injured an officer, causing him moderate wounds.