The investigators' report was shown to the head of Israeli military intelligence; the key points were published in November 2000 as not ruling out that the IDF had shot the boy, though describing it as "quite plausible" that he had been hit by Palestinian bullets aimed at the IDF post.
Laporan dari para penyelidik diserahkan kepada kepala intelijensi militer Israel, poin-poin penting diterbitkan pada November 2000 seperti tidak mengkesampingkan bahwa IDF telah menembak bocah tersebut, meskipun menggambarkannya sebagai "cukup masuk akal" bahwa ia diserang oleh peluru-peluru Palestina yang menuju ke pos IDF.