A video of an airstrike is going viral on social media with the claim that it is related to the current conflict between Iran and Israel.
Israel on June 13 launched blistering attacks on Iran’s nuclear and military structures from warplanes and drones killing at least 78 people including generals, scientists and civilians. Iran retaliated with long-range missiles targeting Tel Aviv, wounding at least 34 people, according to Israel’s paramedic services.
The official X handle of the Israel Defense Forces posted the video and claimed that this was the raw footage of a missile being fired on Israel. ( Archive link )
NDTV managing editor Shiv Aroor tweeted this video describing it as footage of Iranian missiles over Israel. He later deleted the post.
An account named Jat Association, which is often found spreading misinformation, also shared the video and made the same claim. ( Archive link )
A user named Mukhtar also shared the video and linked it to the ongoing conflict between the two countries and said that Iran retaliated by attacking Tel Aviv. ( Archive link )
Several other users also shared the video with the same claim.
Fact Check
We did a reverse image search of the frames of the viral video. We found this video in a tweet dated November 10, 2024. This makes it clear that this video is old and it is not from the current conflict between Iran and Israel.
ما اجمل هذا المشهد 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/wwuQ9SqSz1
— فدائي السيد عبد الملك الحوثي (@kkllspek) November 10, 2024
Furthermore, we found this video posted by a user named Brane Oblak Sedy on October 2, 2024, claiming it to be from Tel Aviv, Israel.
Alt News could not trace the source of this video but the dates of the above uploads make it clear that it is not from the current conflict between Iran and Israel.
Several unrelated videos are currently viral as footage from the ongoing military conflict between the two central Asian countries. Our fact checks of these videos can be read here.
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