South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights and disinformation claims

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during his new year news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Jan
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to "reflect" on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried him for amplifying social media "disinformation."The Seoul leader irked Israel's Foreign Ministry this week with his comments on a social media video with a caption purporting it showed Israeli soldiers torturing and pushing a "Palestinian kid" off a roof."I need to look into whether this is true, and if so, what measures have been taken," Lee wrote Friday on X.

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