{"id":311001,"date":"2026-03-06T21:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=311001"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:14:07","slug":"west-asia-conflict-old-tel-aviv-subway-image-misrepresented-as-indians-denied-shelter-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/west-asia-conflict-old-tel-aviv-subway-image-misrepresented-as-indians-denied-shelter-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"West Asia conflict: Old Tel Aviv subway image misrepresented as Indians denied shelter in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

An image showing several people lying on the floor of a subway station is going viral on social media. Users claim it depicts Indians taking shelter in a subway in Israel after being denied access to bunkers.<\/p>\n

This is viral against the backdrop of the ongoing US-Israel and Iran war.\u00a0On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint assault on Iran, targeting key military installations. The strikes reportedly killed Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several senior figures of the ruling establishment. The attacks also caused civilian casualties, including 165 students and staff members, when a missile struck a girls\u2019 elementary school. In retaliation, Iran carried out strikes on US military bases across Central and West Asia, including in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan and Qatar. The situation remains fluid and highly volatile at the time of writing, with developments continuing to unfold.<\/p>\n

X user Soft Spoken\ud83d\udd3b (@softspoken04) shared the image on March 3, claiming it showed Indians being denied access to bunkers in Israel and forced to take shelter in a subway station, highlighting their plight amid the ongoing conflict. The post has since garnered over 3.1 million views and been reposted more than 15,000 times.(Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Indians sleeping in subways after denied access to shelters in bunkers in Israel. pic.twitter.com\/ykRvHreo1D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Soft Spoken\ud83d\udd3b (@softspoken04) March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another X user, @Jvnior, posted the viral image on March 3 with the same claim. The post has since been viewed over 444,900 times and reposted more than 700 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The post was later quoted and amplified by Swati K. (@mynameswatik), who identifies herself as a lawyer in her bio. Her quoted post has garnered over 13,000 views. In the caption, she wrote: \u201cExactly what I feared\u2026 shame on you @myyogiadityanath @narendramodi to send them to a country that loves wars and occupation.\u201d (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Exactly what I feared.. shame on you @myogiadityanath<\/a> @narendramodi<\/a> to send them to a country that loves wars and occupation https:\/\/t.co\/wLbN13Q0kP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Swati K. (@mynameswatik) March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several other users also shared the image while mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s recent remark referring to Israel as the \u201cfatherland\u201d, contrasting it with what they claimed was the plight of Indians there.<\/p>\n