Palestinian footage proves Israel lied, soldiers executed West Bank teen

A video recording circulated online by Palestinian outlets purports to show Israeli soldiers murdering 16-year-old Palestinian Rayyan Abu Mualla in Qabatiyya, West Bank, at point-blank range while he was simply walking down the street.

Footage exposes unprovoked murder by Israeli forces

The occupation claims that Israeli forces opened fire on civilians after he allegedly threw a brick at them — just the latest in a long line of lies to justify its colonial crimes against Palestinians.

The footage, published by Al Qastalps, shows :

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

Open-source analysis of the newly circulated footage, enhanced and stabilised by Skwawkbox, corroborates what Palestinians have been saying: Mualla is seen walking down the road where Israeli occupation soldiers are stationed, with no rock in hand.

Israel’s mountain of lies

Israel’s narrative is built on lies — decades of them. From the targeting of journalists before the genocide, to the propaganda surrounding the atrocities of October 7, 2023, to its bombings of hospitals, the torture and execution of civilians, the rape of prisoners, and the demonisation of anti-genocide protesters.

Whenever an Israeli spokesperson or supporter of Israel speaks, they are lying.

Featured image via WAFA News Agency