The United Nations on Friday urged a “transparent investigation” into the incident in which Israeli soldiers mutilated the bodies of three Palestinians they had killed in Qabatiya town The northern occupied West Bank, and hold those responsible accountable.
“The video showing Israeli soldiers throwing bodies from a rooftop in the occupied West Bank is horrific and inhumane,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said at a press conference.
He stressed the need to conduct a “transparent investigation” into the incident that took place on Thursday, and to “hold those responsible accountable,” without clarifying the body before which he is demanding the investigation be conducted.
Yesterday, Thursday, soldiers from Israeli occupation army The bodies of 3 Palestinians were removed from the roof of a house in Qabatiya, Jenin Governorate, after they were killed there following a siege on a house since the morning of the same day.
Documented abuse in Qabatiya
Then, an Israeli army bulldozer carried the bodies with its iron crane with pointed teeth.
This comes as video clips circulated by media activists on social media platforms documenting the arrival of an occupation army force to the roof of the house, shooting at one of the bodies, before throwing the three bodies from the roof of the house, then detonating a bomb in the place.
In addition to the three martyrs, the Israeli army killed 4 Palestinians and injured 10 others during its operation in Qabatiya, which continued until Thursday evening, according to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
This is the second raid on the town of Qabatiya within two days, as the Israeli occupation army raided it on Wednesday, surrounded a house, and arrested a Palestinian citizen before withdrawing.
During the same press conference, Dujarric also expressed “grave concern about the deteriorating situation” in occupied west bank In general, including recent Israeli military operations.
Regarding the ongoing fighting in Gaza, the UN spokesman stressed the need for a “ceasefire and the release of hostages (Israeli prisoners)” in the Palestinian sector.
Dujarric also highlighted the need for “those with their fingers on the trigger to make efforts to move forward in the direction of peace.”