{"id":298673,"date":"2025-05-12T18:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=298673"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:00:47","slug":"viral-video-of-pakistani-aircraft-shot-down-in-amritsar-actually-shows-hezbollah-rockets-targeting-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-of-pakistani-aircraft-shot-down-in-amritsar-actually-shows-hezbollah-rockets-targeting-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral video of ‘Pakistani aircraft shot down in Amritsar’ actually shows Hezbollah rockets targeting Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even as tensions eased<\/a> slightly on May 12 after military strikes between India and Pakistan over the previous couple of days, unverified images and videos claiming to be related to the conflict continued to flood social media. Among them is a video of hovering lights and bright flashes in the night sky that is being shared as Indian S-400 surface to air missiles intercepting Pakistani JF-17 and J-10C fighter aircraft over Amritsar.<\/p>\n

A fortnight after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam had killed 26 people, Indian armed forces in the early hours of May 7 launched Operation Sindoor, hitting nine sites in Pakistan and PoK from where attacks against India had been planned and directed. The Union ministry of defence\u00a0described the action<\/a>\u00a0as \u201cfocused, measured and non-escalatory in nature\u201d, with no Pakistani military facilities having been targeted. Late on May 7,\u00a0reports came in<\/a>\u00a0of heavy mortar shelling by Pakistan on forward villages along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri areas of Jammu and Kashmir killing at least 16 civilians. They also\u00a0attempted to engage a number of military targets<\/a> in northern and western India including in Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot and Amritsar, among other places, using drones and missiles. These were neutralized by India\u2019s integrated counter UAS grid and air defence systems. Subsequently, the conflict escalated rapidly on May 9 and 10, with Indian armed forces targeting air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan in a proportionate response, and neutralizing the air defence system in Lahore.<\/p>\n

Sharing the video in question, X user Tathvam-asi (@ssaratht) wrote on May 8, “India\u2019s S-400 taking good care of Amritsar \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udd25At least two JF-17 and one J-10C went last night.\u00a0#OperationSindoor #Sialkot #IndiaPakistanWar”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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India\u2019s S-400 taking good care of Amritsar \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

At least two JF-17 and one J-10C went last night.#OperationSindoor<\/a> #Sialkot<\/a> #IndiaPakistanWar<\/a><\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/a2rQaEzSLh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tathvam-asi (@ssaratht) May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several other X users amplified the claim. (Archives- 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n