This video just triggered a diplomatic clash between Israel and South Korea. Disturbing images from 2024 shared by South Korean President Lee Jae-myung appearing to show Israeli soldiers on a rooftop in the occupied West Bank, kicking and dragging bodies across the roof, throwing at least three over the edge, one after the other. Israel says the operation targeted militants. President Lee's post says we need to check if this is true, and if it is, we should find out what measures were taken.
He then said there was no difference between wartime killings, the Holocaust and Japan's sexual slavery of Korean women. Israel's foreign ministry is calling his remarks unacceptable, including the trivialization of the massacre of Jews on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day and accusing President E of digging up an old incident and presenting it as current
before later clarifying it happened in 2024. At the time, the Israeli military called it a serious incident that does not coincide with IDF values and was under review. CNN reached out to the IDF to ask if any actions were ever taken against the soldiers.
Under international law, militaries are required Under international law, militaries are required to treat bodies with dignity and return them to families.
Get ultra fast and accurate AI transcription with Cockatoo
Get started free →
