Controversy over video of Israeli soldiers throwing bodies from rooftop in West Bank

The Israeli army has opened a investigation for some controversial videos which began circulating on social media on Thursday evening. It shows several soldiers from the Hebrew army throwing the bodies of three Palestinians from the top of a building north of the occupied zone West Bank during a raid.

In the footage, an Israeli soldier shoots the three Palestinians on a rooftop in the city of Qabatiyain Jenin Governorate. Subsequently, several military personnel They drag, push and throw bodies into the void. They even kick one of the corpses.

Medical teams denounce that Israeli soldiers They were not allowed to approach the victims until six hours later. of having been shot. “The bodies were then moved by an Israeli army excavator and are now in their possession,” local sources said.

Zakaria Zakarneh, the uncle of one of the men, told Reuters he saw what happened. Israeli soldiers had climbed onto the roof after the Palestinians were killed.They tried to get the bodies down with an excavatorbut it didn’t work, so they threw them from the second floor to the ground“I was in pain, I was very sad and angry because I couldn’t do anything,” he said.

In a statement, the Israeli army stressed that the incident is serious and does not conform to its values ​​or its way of acting, which is why it has opened an investigation. investigation to clarify what happened.

In a separate statement, the Hebrew army reported that its soldiers killed seven militants on Thursday in shootings and an airstrike in Qabatiya.

So far, in 2024, At least 370 people have died in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, by Israeli fire; mostly militiamen or attackers but also civilians, including at least 61 minorsaccording to an EFE account.

104 Palestinians died in Jenin governorate alone by Israeli fire, including drones, until 2024; it is the hottest spot in the entire West Bank.