A widely shared video shows the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Oct. 9 not, as has been wrongly stated online, Israeli missile strikes on Syrian airports on Oct. 12.
Syria said Israeli missiles hit airports in its capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo on Oct. 12, damaging runways and putting both hubs out of service.
Joukhadar confirmed the film was shot in Lebanon in another X post on Oct. 12, saying: “I filmed this video on Monday 9th of October in Marwahin.
This is an Israeli air strike right behind us and it has nothing to do with bombing Damascus!”VERDICTMiscaptioned.
While Syria did say its airports were struck by Israeli missiles on Oct. 12, the video shows the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, not Syria.
Persons:
Hossein Amir, Carmen Joukhadar, Joukhadar, “, Read
Organizations:
Isreali Air Force, Aircraft, Iranian Government, Foreign, Al, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Lebanon, Syria, Israeli, Damascus, Aleppo, Western Syria, Al Jazeera, Marwahin, Israel