Relato do B'Tselem (traduzido do inglês)
Baleado na cabeça por forças de segurança israelenses quando estava a cerca de 350 metros da cerca de fronteira de Gaza, durante a Grande Marcha do Retorno perto da cerca, a leste do campo de refugiados de al-Bureij; milhares participaram dos protestos. No protesto, alguns manifestantes queimaram pneus e atiraram pedras contra as forças de segurança israelenses posicionadas do outro lado da cerca. Morreu dos ferimentos mais tarde naquele dia.
Texto original
Shot in the head by Israeli security forces when he was approx. 350 meters away from the Gaza perimeter fence, during the Return Protests near the fence, east of al-Bureij Refugee Camp; thousands took part in the protests. At the protest, some demonstrators torched tires and threw stones at Israeli security forces stationed on the other side of the fence. Died of his injuries later that day.