Catatan B'Tselem (diterjemah daripada bahasa Inggeris)
Syahid akibat peluru kereta kebal yang dilepaskan ke arah pos peninjau sayap tentera Hamas. Sebelum itu, pejuang bersenjata telah melepaskan tembakan dari pos itu ke arah askar yang menahan dua rakyat Palestin yang cuba memasuki Israel. Menurut tentera, kedua-duanya bersenjatakan pisau dan alat pembakar.
Teks asal
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.