‘Brutality’: Palestinian officials react to rooftop video
Palestinian officials have expressed outrage after a video captured Israeli soldiers kicking a dead body off a rooftop in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya. In a post on X, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the act as a “crime” that exposes the Israeli army’s “brutality”.
Palestinian Ambassador to the UK, Husam Zumlot, said the incident makes a mockery of the Israeli army’s claims of “self-defence”.
Palestinians not surprised by rooftop video as raids continue across West Bank
The footage we’ve seen is horrific, and it’s making the rounds here in Palestine. But ultimately, Palestinians are not surprised. Israel has a track record of disrespecting the bodies of the Palestinians they kill.
Several Israeli raids have also taken place across the occupied West Bank. There are raids taking place in Jenin, and one person has been critically wounded at the Qalandiya checkpoint.
A raid took place in Kafr Laqif, where the Israeli military occupied a Palestinian home and turned it into a field investigation centre.
Death toll rises from Israeli raid on Qabatiya
At least seven people are now confirmed dead following an hours-long Israeli raid on the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya south of Jenin, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) crews have retrieved the body of a man from inside a house that was surrounded by Israeli special forces on Thursday afternoon, Wafa reports.
Israeli forces stormed Qabatiya on Thursday, backed by army vehicles, including bulldozers, as well as fighter jets and drones. The Israeli military said it was rooting out Palestinian fighters in the town.
At least one person was killed when Israeli forces bombed a vehicle near a commercial complex in the town, setting it ablaze. Eleven Palestinians have been injured by live bullets in clashes, while another was shot dead near the entrance to the town.
Israeli soldiers besiege Qabatiya in the occupied West Bank
An Israeli soldier stands next to bodies of Palestinians, who were killed during an Israeli raid on Qabatiya near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday
The death toll from the Israeli raid on Qabatiya has now risen to 7 people, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports
At least 1,200 children were trapped for hours on Thursday as Israeli soldiers surrounded two different schools in Qabatiyah during the deadly raid
