Jerusalem ( CNN ) -- The Israeli military said Tuesday it is launching an investigation into a video that surfaced on YouTube that showed what appeared to be an Israeli soldier dancing around a blindfolded and bound Palestinian prisoner . The video is the latest in a number of social media controversies that have engulfed the Israeli military . This summer , a female former Israeli soldier posted photos of herself posing in front of blindfolded Palestinian prisoners . The photos and her subsequent defense of her actions sparked international criticism of the military . Blog : Another dancing soldier ? It was not known when the latest video was shot , but it appears to have been posted to the video-sharing website in 2008 . The clip , which first aired Monday night on Israel 's Channel 10 , shows a man dressed in Israeli army fatigues dancing next to a blindfolded woman . In a statement , the Israeli military said it `` denounces actions such as those depicted in the videos , and continues to make every effort to eliminate such behavior through briefings to soldiers , directives to officers , military orders , and punishment when necessary . '' The statement also stressed that such incidents are `` isolated cases that do not represent the IDF ( Israel Defense Forces ) as a whole . '' Ghassan Khatib , a spokesman for the Palestinian Authority , said the video was `` a disgusting illustration of the sick and hostile mentality of the Israeli soldiers serving as occupiers in the Palestinian territories . '' `` It should remind the whole world that it is about time to end this illegal occupation and to allow the Palestinians their basic right of freedom , '' he said . In August , the pictures posted on Facebook by a female former soldier -- identified online as `` Eden from Ashdod '' in Israel -- prompted harsh reactions . In one photo , she is seen smiling and sitting on a blast barrier next to a blindfolded man . In another , she is sitting in front of three blindfolded Palestinians , one with his hands tied in front of him . The photos have since been removed from her Facebook site , but Israeli media reports the photos were labeled `` IDF -- best time of my life . '' Earlier this year , another video of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron dancing in unison to the Ke $ ha song `` Tick Tock '' went viral .
NEW : The IDF launches an investigation into the incident . The video is ` ` a disgusting illustration , '' said a Palestinian Authority official . Several social media controversies have engulfed the Israeli military . In August , video posted online showed a soldier posing with blindfolded Palestinians .