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 rooftop.
00:14Several online posts have claimed it shows Israeli Defense Forces soldiers
00:18torturing and throwing a Palestinian child from a building.
00:22The clip gained further attention after South Korean President Lee Jae-myung
00:26shared it on X before later clarifying that it dates back to September 2024
00:31and stressing the importance of upholding international humanitarian law.
00:35The footage was filmed on the 19th of September 2024 in Kabatiyah, 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
00:56and carrying out attacks in the northern West Bank.
00:59According to BBC reporting, a journalist on the ground in Kabatiyah said Israeli troops
01:04surrounded a building and four men who fled the roof were shot by snipers.
01:09He said that once the fighting had ended, soldiers dropped the bodies from the roof
01:13before they were loaded onto a bulldozer.
01:15At the time, then-US national security spokesperson John Kirby called the footage deeply disturbing,
01:22saying Washington had sought urgent clarification and was told an investigation would be conducted.
01:28We contacted the IDF for an update on the investigation.
01:31A spokesperson said the bodies were lowered from a rooftop during an unusual incident
01:36so they could be identified and troops could be kept safe.
01:40They added that once the IDF had reviewed the case,
01:42they concluded that the way they handled the bodies did not align with their values
01:47and that lessons were learned, including the need for alternative procedures
01:51and a high-level authorization.
01:53They declined to comment further.
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