The Israeli army was again accused of committing abuses and violations of human rights against Palestinians. This time, a group of Israeli soldiers were filmed while They threw corpses from the terrace of a building, during an operation that was being carried out in West Bank.
Videos of abuse by the Israeli armed forces
Journalists from the American news agency AP who were in the conflict zone filmed Israeli soldiers throwing bodies of Palestinians from the top of a building. These videos – along with others allegedly made by residents of the city of Qabatiya – went viral on social networks and provoked outrage. a strong shock and indignation.
In detail, the recordings show how the bodies are thrown from the roof of a buildingwhile next to the structure an Israeli military excavator seems to be collecting the corpses. In addition, in later films, it is possible to observe how a soldier pushes the remains of a person until he falls from the terrace.
According to Israeli authorities, the uniformed men were carrying out a anti-terrorist operation in the West Bank town, during which four militants were killed in an “exchange of fire.” Three others were also confirmed dead after a drone attack on a car.
The serious incident occurred when the fighting in the city had calmed down, when journalists from the American agency filmed Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from the roof.
In light of the incident, IDF spokesmen acknowledged the seriousness of the incident: “does not fit our values and the expectations of IDF soldiers”. Finally, the military authorities detailed that what happened “is being investigated“.
A new case of abuse
The latest incident in Qabatiya adds to a long list of complaints of abuses, excesses and human rights violations committed by Israeli soldiers since the outbreak of the current conflict on October 7th last year. Already in June of this year, Israeli troops were filmed while They were driving a vehicle with a wounded Palestinian tied to its hood.
Later, the arrest of ten uniformed officers was also announced, who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in the Sde Teiman prison, in southern Israel. The victim is said to be a member of an elite Hamas unit.
Recent reports from organizations of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rightsreported that prisoners from Gaza were tortured in the penitentiary by their guards. These episodes provoked the deaths of dozens of detainees.
“The testimonies clearly indicate a systematic institutional policy focused on the continued abuse and torture of all Palestinian prisoners“, the Israeli group B’Tselem said in a report published last August. “There is no military need to do this.“It’s just a brutal way of treating Palestinian bodies,” added Shawan Jabarin, the director of the Palestinian rights group Al-Haq, referring to the images showing Israeli soldiers throwing bodies into the air.
Source: Ambito
