The troops can be seen on roofs in the West Bank village of Qabatiya in footage that the news was able to obtain.
The news agency’s reporter claimed to have seen the occurrence as well. Three Israeli troops are seen in the video—which the AP confirmed—picking up what looks to be a stiff body and dragging it in the direction of a roof’s edge.
Standing on the ground below are soldiers. Then, before throwing the body off, soldiers on the roof stare over the side.
The troops are holding another seemingly motionless victim by its limbs on a nearby rooftop.
A soldier kicks a body toward the edge in the third instance, causing it to disappear from sight.
The event is “under review,” according to a statement from the Israeli military, which also stated that “this is a serious incident that does not coincide with IDF values and the expectations from IDF soldiers.”
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Ramallah reported that one person had died in the town and ten were hospitalized, while Israel claimed that its forces had killed four militants during operations yesterday.
Pictures from the operation on Thursday show an Israeli army bulldozer approaching the buildings where the victims were dumped.
