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IDF Investigates After Soldiers Push Bodies of Seven Palestinians Off Rooftops in Qabatiya

Sep 20, 2024, 12:00 PM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched an investigation following the emergence of videos showing Israeli soldiers pushing the bodies of Palestinian men off rooftops during a raid in Qabatiya, a town in the northern West Bank. The incident, which took place on Thursday, involved the bodies of at least seven Palestinians who were killed during an exchange of fire. The footage, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows soldiers desecrating the bodies before throwing them off a building. The IDF has stated that the incident is being taken seriously and is not in line with its values. The raid and subsequent actions have escalated tensions in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military also opened fire on a group of journalists filming the raid from a nearby building.