A video of an explosion is going viral on social media amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, with the claim that Iran carried out a retaliatory strike in Israel’s Haifa, causing a massive fire.
Sharing the video, Sadaf Afreen wrote, “Massive fire and explosion in Haifa, Israel! The whole area was covered in smoke! This is Iran’s retaliation.” (archived link)
Dr. Maira claimed, “You can guess from the flames and smoke rising in Haifa how Iran is destroying Israel.” (archived link)
हाइफा में उठ रही आग की लपटे ओर धुएं से अंदाजा लगा लो कि ईरान इजरायल को कैसे तबाह बर्बाद कर रहा है!! pic.twitter.com/4zrNLmuiUP
— Dr Maira (@MairaP_SpeakS) June 17, 2025
Ashwini Soni shared some videos, including this one, and wrote, “There are reports of a massive fire and explosion in Haifa. Israeli media has reported that a massive fire broke out in the industrial area of occupied Haifa along with several explosions. Due to thick smoke, local authorities have urged residents to stay away from the area.” (archived link)
हाइफ़ा में भीषण आग और विस्फोट की खबरें है।
— अश्विनी सोनी اشونی سونی (@Ramraajya) June 17, 2025
इजराइली मीडिया ने बताया कि कब्जे वाले हाइफ़ा के औद्योगिक क्षेत्र में कई विस्फोटों के साथ भीषण आग लग गई।
घने धुएं के कारण क्षेत्र के अधिकारियों ने वहां बसने वालों से दूर रहने का आग्रह किया है। pic.twitter.com/vzRtP1Jlie
Dhruv Rathee parody stated, “Massive fire and explosion in Haifa, Israel! The entire area is covered in smoke! This is Iran’s retaliatory strike!” (archived link)
इसराइल के Haifa में भीषण आग और विस्फोट!
— Dhruv Rathee Parody (@Dhruv_Rathee02) June 17, 2025
पूरा धुआं धुआं हुआ इलाका!
ये ईरान का जवाबी कार्रवाई है!#IsraeliranWar #IranVsIsrael #IsraeliranWar pic.twitter.com/7BXPlWgHmN
The same video was also shared by several other handles such as Jackson Hinkle (archived link), Tanmoy (archived link), Salman Khan (archived link), Rizwan Haider (archived link), Ajaz (archived link), and Md Zishan (archived link).
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Fact Check
In our fact-check research, we took keyframes of this video and did a reverse image search, through which we found a June 2022 YouTube post by NWS News where the same video was shared. After translating the Hebrew caption of the video, we found that this video is of a massive fire that broke out in the Haifa Bay of the Judah Hefer area.
This makes it evident that the video is two years old and has no connection to the recent ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. The video of the massive fire that broke out in Haifa Bay two years ago is now being circulated with false claims that Iran aggressively attacked Israel, causing the massive fire.
| Claim | Reports are coming in of a massive fire and explosion in Haifa, Israel. |
| Claimed by | Sadaf Afreen, Dr. Maira, Ashwini Soni, Jackson Hinkle, Dhruv Rathee parody and others |
| Fact Check | This video dates back to June 2022 and shows a fire in Haifa Bay of the Judah Hefer area. |
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