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IDF says troops kill 2 Palestinians who attacked soldiers in northern West Bank
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says troops killed two Palestinians who attacked troops in separate incidents in the northern West Bank this evening.
According to Palestinian health officials, one of the Palestinians is a teenager.
In the first incident, the army says a Palestinian hurled a brick at soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit during a raid in Qabatiya. The troops returned fire, “eliminating the terrorist,” the IDF says.
الهيئة العامة للشؤون المدنية تبلغ وزارة الصحة باستشهاد الطفل ريان محمد عبد القادر أبو معلا (١٦ عاما) برصاص الاحتلال، في قباطية، وتحتجز جثمانه. pic.twitter.com/czTu0S09Zl
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) December 20, 2025
Minutes later, other forces from the Paratroopers’ reconnaissance unit, operating in Silat al-Harithiya, opened fire on a Palestinian who hurled an explosive device at them, the army says, adding that the suspect was killed.
In both incidents, no soldiers were hurt, the IDF adds.
عاجل | استشهاد الشاب أحمد سائد شحادة زيود، برصاص الاحتلال في بلدة سيلة الحارثية، غرب جنين. pic.twitter.com/y3T8Ajxr23
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) December 20, 2025
The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry identifies the Palestinian slain in Qabatiya as Rayan Abu Mualla, 16, and says his body is being held by Israel.
The Palestinian killed in Silat al-Harithiya is identified by the PA health ministry as Ahmad Zayoud, 22.
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