Catatan B'Tselem (diterjemah daripada bahasa Inggeris)
Ditembak di badan oleh pasukan keselamatan Israel ketika dia sedang mengheret sebuah tin dengan tayar terbakar di atasnya, ketika berada kira-kira 300 meter dari pagar, semasa Perarakan Besar Kepulangan berhampiran pagar sempadan Gaza, di timur bandar Rafah; ribuan orang menyertai tunjuk perasaan itu. Semasa tunjuk perasaan tersebut, sebahagian penunjuk perasaan melepaskan anak panah berapi, membakar tayar dan melontar batu ke arah pasukan keselamatan Israel yang ditempatkan di seberang pagar.
Teks asal
Shot in the torso by Israeli security forces while he was dragging a tin can with a burning tire on top of it, when he was about 300 meters from the fence, during the Return Protests near the Gaza perimeter fence, east of the city of Rafah; thousands took part in the protests. During the demonstration, some of the demonstrators shot burning arrows, torched tires and threw stones at Israeli security forces who were stationed on the other side of the fence.