IDF investigating soldiers for throwing bodies of Palestinians from West Bank rooftop

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Israeli military said Friday it had launched a major investigation after a video shot in the north of the occupied West Bank appeared to show its troops tossing bodies from the roof of a building in contravention of international law.

Three Israeli troops on a rooftop are seen pushing a body over the building's edge but the feet get caught in electrical or telephone cables leaving it hanging before one of the soldiers leans over the side and frees it, plunging the body head-first to the ground, according to the footage graphic footage obtained by CNN.

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