Israeli soldiers threw, pushed and kicked three Palestinians off the roof of a building on Thursday during a military raid in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya, according to multiple verified videos of the gruesome incident.
It was not clear from the videos, which were verified by The New York Times, if the Palestinians were alive or dead at the time. The three appeared to be lifeless and at least one of them blindfolded.
One video shows a soldier shooting at one of the Palestinians, who is lying on the ground, and a small burst as the bullet hits the body.
In response to questions about the video, the Israeli military, said it was reviewing the matter.
“This is a serious incident that does not coincide with I.D.F. values and the expectations from I.D.F. soldiers,” the military said, using the abbreviation of its formal name, Israel Defense Forces.
The White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Friday described the video as “deeply disturbing.”
“If it’s proven to be authentic, it clearly would depict abhorrent and egregious behavior by professional soldiers,” he said.
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