Maelezo ya B'Tselem (imetafsiriwa kutoka Kiingereza)
Alijeruhiwa kifuani kwa risasi zilizofyatuliwa na maafisa wa Polisi wa Mpakani Wapalestina walipowarushia mawe na fataki wakati wa uvamizi wa jeshi na Polisi wa Mpakani mjini. Kwa mujibu wa jeshi, Rayan aliwarushia maafisa hao bomu la petroli. Alikufa shahidi kutokana na majeraha yake muda mfupi baadaye.
Maandishi asilia
Wounded in the chest by shots fired by Border Police officers when Palestinians threw stones and shot firecrackers at them during a military and Border Police incursion into the town. According to the military, Rayan threw a Molotov cocktail at the officers. Died of his wounds shortly after.