South Korean President clashes with Israel over 'despicable' video

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung clashed with Israel’s foreign ministry after it criticised a social media post in which he shared a 2024 video showing Israeli soldiers throwing a body from a rooftop in the occupied West Bank.

Israel’s foreign ministry said Lee had presented an old incident as current.

In a follow-up post on X, Lee said global criticism reflects concerns over actions “that violate human rights and international law,” adding that past tragedies should not be repeated.

"The video depicts a real incident that occurred in September 2024, which the U.S. White House described as deeply disturbing, and U.S. officials like John Kirby went so far as to call it a despicable and unacceptable act," he said. 

"A small relief, if any, is that it involved a corpse rather than a living person, but even a corpse deserves better treatment—this constitutes a violation of international law," 

어떠한 상황에서도 국제인도법은 준수되어야 하며, 인간의 존엄성 역시 타협할 수 없는 최우선 가치로 지켜져야 합니다.

영상은 24년 9월 발생한 실제 상황으로 미국 백악관이 매우 충격적(deeply disturbing)이라고 평가했고 존 커비 등 미당국자가 혐오스럽고 용납할 수 없는 행동”이라고 까지… https://t.co/r4ts6qsFAY

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