00:00Does a video show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from a rooftop?
00:07This video, widely shared on social media, appears to show Israeli soldiers handling a body on a
00:13rooftop. Several online posts have claimed it shows Israeli Defense Forces soldiers
00:18torturing and throwing a Palestinian child from a building. The clip gained further attention after
00:24South Korean President Lee Jae-myong shared it on X before later clarifying that it dates back to
00:30September 2024 and stressing the importance of upholding international humanitarian law.
00:35The footage was filmed on the 19th of September 2024 in Kabatia, a town in the north of the West
00:41Bank.
00:42Back then, the Israeli military said that during a large-scale operation,
00:46seven individuals described as terrorists were killed in a shootout and airstrikes.
00:51It's said one of those killed was Shadi Zakarne, described as responsible for directing and
00:57carrying out attacks in the northern West Bank. According to BBC reporting, a journalist on the
01:02ground in Kabatia said Israeli troops surrounded a building and four men who fled the roof were
01:07shot by snipers. He said that once the fighting had ended, soldiers dropped the bodies from the roof
01:13before they were loaded onto a bulldozer. At the time, then-US national security spokesperson John
01:19Kirby called the footage deeply disturbing, saying Washington had sought urgent clarification and
01:25was told an investigation would be conducted. We contacted the IDF for an update on the investigation.
01:31A spokesperson said the bodies were lowered from a rooftop during an unusual incident so they could
01:37be identified and troops could be kept safe. They added that once the IDF had reviewed the case,
01:43they concluded that the way they handled the bodies did not align with their values and that lessons were
01:48learned including the need for alternative procedures and a high-level authorization. They declined to comment further.
01:59We'll see you later.
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