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Does a video show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from a rooftop?

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 596 words · By Noa Schumann; Tamsin Paternoster
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Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers handling bodies on a rooftop in the West Bank has gone viral, amassing millions of views.

Claims checked 14
Techniques found 1
Topics 2

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What happened

Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers handling bodies on a rooftop in the West Bank has gone viral, amassing millions of views.

Why it matters

However, the video is old and dates back to September 2024.

Common ground

A video circulating widely on social media appears to show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from the roof of a building in the West Bank.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Decontextualization: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/fact-check-does-a-video-show-israe…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Decontextualization 95% confidence
Removing a statement or event from its original context to distort its meaning.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing decontextualization helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “They can be geolocated to the north of Qabatiya near a primary school, and show IDF soldiers throwing at least three bodies from the rooftop of the building.”
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Multiple sources confirm the geolocation to the north of Qabatiya near a primary school and the act of throwing bodies from the rooftop.
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web search NEUTRAL — They can be geolocated to the north of Qabatiya near a primary school, and show IDF soldiers throwing at least three bodies from the rooftop of the building. The incident prompted outrage from Palesti…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/fact-check-doe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Footage of the incident, filmed in the northern town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, then appears to show an Israeli military bulldozer picking up and removing the bodies. The images have sparked widespread …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8jg0x5xg8o
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web search NEUTRAL — Videos circulating on social media show Israeli soldiers throwing the bodies of three Palestinians, killed in the northern West Bank town of Qabatiya, off a rooftop on Thursday morning.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/video-shows-israeli-soldi…
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Claim 2: “Israel's Foreign Ministry was quick to respond, calling his post "unacceptable".”
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Claim 3: “One was named by a relative as Shadi Zakarneh.”
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Multiple sources, including those citing the military and relatives, identify one of the deceased as Shadi Zakarneh.
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web search NEUTRAL — Residents of Qabatiya told AP the military later took custody of the four bodies, claims the military did not immediately comment on. One of the people dropped from a roof was identified by a relative…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/7bc41c0d87f04769849c534ac9dd8f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The incident is under review." The military said that one of those killed in Qabatiya was Shadi Zakarneh, who it identified as being "responsible for directing and carrying out attacks in the northern…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8jg0x5xg8o
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web search NEUTRAL — The death toll rose to seven after Palestinian Red Crescent teams recovered the body of a Palestinian young man, Shadi Sami Zakarneh, from a house that had been surrounded and bombed by Israeli forces…
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/149412
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Claim 4: “The IDF... confirmed that the bodies were lowered from the rooftop following a raid in Qabatiya.”
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Claim 5: “The footage has attracted millions of views and gained further traction after it was reshared by South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the footage was reshared by South Korea's president, Lee Jae Myung, and that this caused a row with Israel.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Constitution of South Korea and the amended Presidential Election Act of 1987 provide for election of the president by direct, secret ballot, ending sixteen years of indirect presidential election…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea
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web search NEUTRAL — Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers handling bodies on a rooftop in the West Bank has gone viral, amassing millions of views.The footage has attracted millions of views and gained further tract…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/fact-check-doe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has criticised South Korea’s president for sharing video of violence against Palestinians by the Israeli army. That’s after Lee Jae Myung raised concerns about documented abuses committed by Is…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/11/israel-in-row-with-…
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Claim 6: “The video is from September 2024 and shows Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers on a rooftop in the West Bank during a raid.”
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Multiple sources confirm the footage shows IDF soldiers on a rooftop during a raid in the West Bank in September 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israel Defense Forces described it as a “serious incident” that does not coincide with its values and said it was under review.Since that attack, Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 68…
https://www.thejournal.ie/footage-israeli-soldier-pushing-bo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel announced that its forces killed seven militants on Thursday, specifically four in a gun battle and three in an airstrike on a car that had opened fire on soldiers. As of Friday, no militant gr…
https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/news/2024/09/21/outrage-over-…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), around 180 projectiles were fired at Israel, prompting a coordinated missile defence effort with the United States.
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2024/09/20/israeli-soldiers…
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Claim 7: “"During counterterrorism activity in Qabatiya, IDF forces surrounded a structure in which a wanted terrorist was located," they said at the time. "During exchanges of fire, four armed terrorists were killed."”
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Claim 8: “Associated Press (AP) journalists at the scene reported that they witnessed what is shown in the footage: three Israeli soldiers pushing what appears to be a lifeless body off the edge of a rooftop.”
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CBS News and other web search results explicitly attribute the report to an Associated Press journalist at the scene who witnessed soldiers pushing lifeless bodies off a rooftop.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli soldiers can be seen throwing bodies from a rooftop during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Qabatiya, videos geolocated by NBC News show.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-soldiers-pushed-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Qabatiya, West Bank — Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, according to an Associated Press …
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-soldiers-push-bodies-off…
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web search NEUTRAL — Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers handling bodies on a rooftop in the West Bank has gone viral, amassing millions of views. However, the video is old and dates back to September 2024.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/fact-check-doe…
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Claim 9: “the video is old and dates back to September 2024”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the video dates back to September 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then ruled by Jordan, during the Six-Day War. The W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The annexation of the West Bank, or parts thereof, to Israel has been considered by Israeli politicians since the area was captured and occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Annexation of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_Israeli_annexation_of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank barrier, West Bank wall or the West Bank separation barrier, is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and inside parts of the West Bank. Israel describes the wall as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_barrier
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Claim 10: “then-spokesperson for the Pentagon in the US, John Kirby, called the footage "deeply disturbing" and said Washington had sought clarification on what happened.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding statements by John Kirby on this specific incident.
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Claim 11: “the Israeli military announced that the IDF and Shin Bet, Israel's internal security and counterintelligence agency, had killed the "head of a terrorist organisation in Qabatiya" alongside six other terrorists.”
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CNN and Euronews both report that the IDF and Shin Bet announced the killing of the 'head of a terrorist organisation in Qabatiya' and six others.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 24 April, the IDF, Shin Bet, and the Israeli Border Police conducted a joint raid in the Balata camp to arrest the head of a militant cell and another operative. During the raid, the Israeli forces…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Wall_(Israeli_military_op…
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web search NEUTRAL — That same month, the Israeli military announced that the IDF and Shin Bet, Israel's internal security and counterintelligence agency, had killed the "head of a terrorist organisation in Qabatiya" alon…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/fact-check-doe…
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web search NEUTRAL — The IDF later said that along with the Israeli Security Agency, its forces had killed “the head of the terrorist organization in Qabatiya and six other terrorists.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/20/middleeast/idf-investigating-…
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Claim 12: “A spokesperson told The Cube that the bodies were lowered during an "unusual incident" for identification purposes, citing a risk to troops.”
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Claim 13: “Residents of the town of Qabatiya told the AP that the military took custody of the four bodies.”
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Multiple sources confirm that residents of Qabatiya told the AP that the military took custody of four bodies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Residents of Qabatiya told AP the military later took custody of the four bodies, claims the military did not immediately comment on.Residents said military bulldozers lifted the remains of the bodies…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/7bc41c0d87f04769849c534ac9dd8f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Residents of the town of Qabatiya told the AP that the military took custody of the four bodies. One was named by a relative as Shadi Zakarneh.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/fact-check-doe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli soldiers were seen pushing four seemingly lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in Qabatiya, West Bank. This incident, captured by an Associated Press journalist and videos, adds to the …
https://www.oneindia.com/international/israeli-soldiers-push…
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Claim 14: “the IDF said in a statement that the incident was "serious" and "did not coincide with IDF values and the expectations from IDF soldiers."”
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While some sources mention the IDF described it as a 'serious incident' under review, the specific quote 'did not coincide with IDF values and the expectations from IDF soldiers' was not found in the provided evidence.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.