Old War Footage Falsely Shared as Iran’s Attack on Israel

A video showing firefighters trying to extinguish a blaze is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that the footage is from Tel Aviv, alleging that Iran has turned Israel into Gaza. However, our investigation found that this claim is misleading.

X handle named Mr Sinha Commentary shared the video and wrote, “Iran has turned Israel into Gaza.”

Iran has turned Israel into Gaza. pic.twitter.com/YjJhPWfjPS

— Mr Sinha Commentary (@Mr_Chhinra_) March 29, 2026

INC News wrote, “This is not Gaza, this is Tel Aviv. iran is sending eviction notices daily.”

यह गाज़ा नहीं, यह तेल अवीव है।

ईरान रोज़ाना बेदखली के नोटिस भेज रहा है। pic.twitter.com/geAqmvRmHN

— INC NEWS (@TheIncNews) March 29, 2026

World Update Hindi wrote, “Breaking News This is not Gaza, this is Tel Aviv, Israel.! Iran is sending eviction notices daily.”

Similarly, Sadaf Afreen also shared the video with the same claim.

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Fact Check

In our fact-check, we extracted keyframes from the viral video and conducted a reverse image search. During this process, we found a report published by Anadolu Agency on December 18, 2023. According to the report, rockets fired from Lebanon targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, which is located close to the Lebanon border. The attacks were reportedly carried out from southern parts of Lebanon by armed groups, causing significant damage to buildings and triggering fires in the area.

Further during the investigation, we also found the same video posted on November 2, 2023, by Khair Eddin Aljabri on his X handle, indicating that the footage is old and related to rocket attacks from southern Lebanon, not a recent incident from Tel Aviv.