Social media users are circulating a video of a drone attack, claiming it shows a Hezbollah strike on an Israeli oil refinery. Hezbollah is a Lebanon-based terrorist organization.
Laila Fatimeh claimed, ‘What a shot, Bravo Hezbollah.’
Palestine Highlights stated, ‘Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome failing to intercept Hezbollah’s drone as it makes its way to pound a regime’s power plant in northern occupied territories.’
Local Focus wrote, ‘Hezbollah suicidal drone struck an Israeli industrial target at North Israel.’
Silenced sir asserted, ‘A drone launched from southern Lebanon has crashed into a recycling factory in the Galilee.’
SW News claimed, ‘Hezbollah drones hit a factory in northern occupied Palestine. Israeli sources reported that Hezbollah drones hit the Kadimat recycling plant in the northern occupied Palestinian territories.’
Zainab Zehra stated, ‘HEZBOLLAH drones reached the oil refineries in the north of occupied Palestine. Israeli IDF failing to stop these deadly drones.’
Other social media accounts, such as En la Retaguardia, Roaastudies, and Ashwryalraq, have also shared the video, making the same claim.
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We began our fact-checking process by conducting a reverse image search of the video, which led us to a YouTube video shared by Reuters. On July 22, 2024, Reuters posted the video with the description: “Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery, the largest on the Black Sea, was damaged in a significant Ukrainian drone attack overnight, sparking a fire. Russian officials said on Monday (July 22) that the extent of the damage was not immediately clear.”
Additionally, we found a report from Ukrainian media outlet The Kyiv Independent, stating: “An oil refinery in the Russian town of Tuapse, on the Black Sea coast, caught fire after over 75 drones targeted multiple Russian regions overnight on July 22, according to local authorities. A source within Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR) confirmed to The Kyiv Independent that the strike was carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence.”
The Kyiv Independent further reported that the Russian Defense Ministry claimed its forces intercepted eight drones over Krasnodar Krai, 47 drones over Rostov Oblast, and several more over other regions and seas. Local official Sergey Boyko reported that debris from the drones targeting Krasnodar Krai fell on the Tuapse oil refinery, causing damage and a fire, which was later extinguished.
Moreover, The Moscow Times corroborated the reports from Reuters and The Kyiv Independent.
In conclusion, Hezbollah sympathizers are sharing footage from the Russia-Ukraine war. This footage is being falsely claimed as an attack by Hezbollah on an Israeli oil refinery.
| Claim | Hezbollah drones attacked oil refineries in Israel. |
| Claimed by | Hezbollah sympathizers |
| Fact- check | The viral video is from Russia. It shows a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery near the Black Sea. |
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