A photo from 2015 of the Israeli flag projected on three skyscrapers in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku is falsely claimed online to have been captured after this weekend’s attack on Israel by the Islamist militant group Hamas.
However, the image was first shared on social media in June 2015 by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles.
The consulate said at the time that the display honoured the Israeli sports team at the European Games, held in Azerbaijan.
On Oct. 7, Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry shared a message after the Hamas attack.
The image of the Israeli flag on the Flame Towers in Baku dates to 2015.
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