Hamas announced the death of Rian Muhammad Abu Malaa, killed by Israeli army fire in Kabatia earlier on December 20, 2025, according to a report by News 301 Arab World published during the reporting window from 9:47 PM to 11:16 PM UTC. The announcement follows an Israeli Defense Forces statement earlier that evening reporting troops killed Rayan Abu Mualla, 16, from Qabatiya during a raid around 6:47 PM UTC after he hurled a brick at Paratroopers Brigade reconnaissance soldiers, per the IDF. Palestinian Authority health ministry officials identified the Qabatiya casualty as Rayan Abu Mualla, 16, stating his body is held by Israel. Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha posted on X that Israel killed 16-year-old Rayyan Abu Mo’alla as he walked through his neighborhood in Jenin, according to a message between 8:17 PM and 9:47 PM UTC. The incident occurred amid separate West Bank attacks on IDF soldiers, including in Silat al-Harithiya around 7:16 PM UTC where troops killed Ahmed Zayoud, 22, after he threw an explosive device, per the IDF.
