Israeli troops killed at least seven Palestinians in their raid on the West Bank town of Qabatiya, with video footage showing soldiers pushing bodies from rooftops widely circulated. The Israeli army raided Qabatiya on Thursday with the help of bulldozers, fighter jets and drones in an hours-long attack, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported today.
He confirmed that seven people were killed.
Video footage verified by Al Jazeera showed soldiers pushing seemingly lifeless people or corpses off the roof of a building, and one soldier was clearly seen stepping on one of the corpses until he fell over the edge. In a post on X, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the act a “crime” that exposes the “cruelty” of the Israeli army.
He explained.
As reported by Wafa on Friday, the Israeli army was seen throwing the bodies of three people from the building, and it was confirmed that they were shot on the roof of the building, and that a military bulldozer took away their bodies. According to the secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mustafa Barghouti, the picture showed “absolutely barbaric and inhuman behavior”. He said.
According to international law, soldiers must ensure that they are treated decently, including enemy combatants. The Israeli army, which claims to have killed four Palestinian militants, has announced that it is “under review” regarding the released video.