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.”
INC News wrote, “This is not Gaza, this is Tel Aviv. iran is sending eviction notices daily.”
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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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.
| Claim | The video is being shared with the claim that Iran has turned Tel Aviv into Gaza. |
| Claimed by | Sadaf afreen, Mr Sinha Commentary and INC News |
| Fact check | The viral claim linking the video to Tel Aviv is misleading. The footage is old and actually related to rocket attacks from southern Lebanon, not any recent action by Iran. |
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