On social media, a video of some explosion scenes has gone viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Israel’s fierce attack on Lebanon is being devastated and it has been announced that Israeli army will enter Lebanon and a thorough search operation will be carried out Remember, Israel is fighting these Jihadis not only for itself but for the whole world”.
Moreover, other users also shared this video and made similar claims. The link can be viewed here, here & here.
Fact Check
During the investigation, DFRAC found that the video was made combining multiple videos. We found that the merged videos were from Gaza. We discovered a video similar to the first video, on X handle of ahaber uploaded on 19 August 2024 with caption “The moment when the occupying Israeli army attacked a house in Nusayrat Camp was captured on video”.
Furthermore, we also found the second part of video on X handle of ‘Eye on Palestine’ uploaded on 17 August 2024 with the caption “Israeli warplanes bomb a residential building in the Nusairat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip”.
Moreover, we found the third part of the video on the X handle of ‘Eye on Palestine’ uploaded on 27 July 2024 with the caption “The moment of the bombing of a school in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza”.
Conclusion
It is evident from the DFRAC’s fact check that the viral video is from Gaza and made by combining multiple videos, not from the Israel-Lebanon conflict. Therefore, the claim of social media users is misleading.
