This is an old video from year 2021
MOHALI: A Video is going viral on social media in which a building can be seen bombed by Missiles. Now users on social media are sharing this video claiming that Israel destroyed third Gaza tower and eliminated Palestinian Terrorists. Users are sharing this video as recent in the name of Israel-Palestine ongoing war.
X account Bishop (LP) ???? shared the video and wrote, "Breaking News: Israel launched Operation Iron Sword, Israel destroys third Gaza tower eliminated Palestinian Terrorists. Note; Palestinian militant Hamas invaded Southern Israel earlier killing dozens of soldiers. #Gaza #hamas #southernisrael"
Breaking News: Israel launched Operation Iron Sword, Israel destroys third Gaza tower eliminated Palestinian Terrorists.
— Bishop (LP) ???? (@BishopPOEvang) October 7, 2023
Note; Palestinian militant Hamas invaded Southern Israel earlier killing dozens of soldiers. #Gaza #hamas #southernisrael pic.twitter.com/wTrhbMTljU
Spokesman in it's investigation found the post to be misleading. This is an old video from year 2021 when 14-storey al-Shorouq tower was destroyed by multiple Israeli air raids in 2021.
-- Spokesman's Investigation
By starting our investigation, we saw the video carefully. We found media house Al Jazeera's logo and Gaza (Location) written on upper right-left corner in the video.
Keeping this information in mind, we did keyword search.
Viral video is from 2021
We found the original video uploaded on X by Al Jazeera English official account. Al Jazeera shared the video on 13 May 2021 and wrote, "This is the moment the 14-storey al-Shorouq tower, housing media offices in Gaza City, was completely destroyed by multiple Israeli air raids on Wednesday."
This is the moment the 14-storey al-Shorouq tower, housing media offices in Gaza City, was completely destroyed by multiple Israeli air raids on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/baBuOrtbQk
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 13, 2021Advertisement
In the same search we found many reports regarding the Air Raids by Israel. A report can be seen by clicking below:
Hence, it is clear that this viral video has no link with ongoing Israel-Palestine war.
Conclusion: Spokesman in it's investigation found the post to be misleading. This is an old video from year 2021 when 14-storey al-Shorouq tower was destroyed by multiple Israeli air raids in 2021.
