A video showing two massive explosions is being widely circulated on social media amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel. Tensions between the two countries have escalated since Friday, June 13, following Israel’s military strike against its long-standing rival. Soon, Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes against Israel, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the largest cities there.
Amid this, several images and videos are viral on social media, allegedly showing destruction on both sides.
An X user who shared the video of the two explosions suggested that this was happening in Jaffa, Israel. The caption, in Arabic, said “Breaking – Hebrew media: “Iran has gone mad on us, they are bombing us mercilessly. — Video: Jaffa is burning”. (Archive)
عاجل إعلام عبري | جن جنون ايران علينا، يقصفونا بدون رحمة.
— بالفيديو: يافا تحترق 🔥 pic.twitter.com/RoN3D2pBqt
— همام شعلان || H . Shaalan (@osSWSso) June 13, 2025
Several other X users shared the same video with the same claim. (Archives- 1, 2, 3, 4)
Fact Check
Upon a reverse image search of the keyframes of the viral video, we found several instances of the same video online, going as far back as March 2024.
A March 24, 2024, report by Daily Mail featured the same video titled “Major alert as Putin fires Russian cruise missile over NATO territory for 39 seconds sparking growing concern over escalation of the Ukraine war”. The report also used a screenshot from the viral video with the caption, “Meanwhile Ukraine subjected Russian-annexed Sevastopol in Crimea to one of the heaviest bombardments of the 25-month war (pictured above: Sevastopol under missile attack)”
The attack on Sevastopol in Crimea was also reported by The Telegraph on March 24, 2024. The publication used the same video in its report, stating that the Ukranian military struck two Russian warships and other facilities in Sevastopol. The attack reportedly involved Storm Shadow missiles, which were supplied to Ukraine by the United Kingdom. Ukraine further claimed that Russian landing ships Yamal and Azov were hit during the mission.
Thus, the viral video being shared with claims that it shows Iran’s attack on Jaffa near Tel Aviv, Israel, is from last year and unrelated. Alt News was able to trace the purported visuals back to March 24, 2024, and found that it showed Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol, Crimea.
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