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Palestinian media footage appears to contradict IDF claim that teen was shot after hurling brick
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Footage published by Palestinian media appears to contradict the IDF’s claim that a Palestinian teenager who was shot dead by troops this evening had hurled a brick at the forces.
The surveillance camera video, purportedly from the West Bank town of Qabatiya, shows a person approaching Israeli troops, who then open fire at him.
The IDF had said that soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade’s reconnaissance unit had been attacked by a Palestinian who hurled a brick at them, and in response, the troops shot him dead.
The video, which cannot be immediately verified, does not appear to show the Palestinian attacking the soldiers.
The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry identified the slain Palestinian as Rayan Abu Mualla, 16, and says his body is being held by Israel.
مشهد مؤلم.. لحظة إعدام جنود الاحتلال للطفل ريان أبو معلا، في بلدة قباطية، جنوب جنين. pic.twitter.com/5vdKMIvZG1
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) December 20, 2025
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