South Korean President clashes with Israel over 'despicable' video

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. https://t.co/r4ts6qsFAY April 10, 2026

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