A clip of rockets fired from Gaza at Israel in 2021 has been shared in October 2023 purporting to show a recent air assault by Hamas militants.
However, the same video was shared by the social media accounts of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in May 2021.
The camera movement seen around the 0:05 timestamp in the IDF’s social media posts matches that of the video shared on social media in October 2023, also around the 0:05 timestamp.
On May 19, 2021, Israel said that around 4,000 missiles had been launched from Gaza with most intercepted by Israel’s anti-missile system.
The video has circulated since at least May 2021 and predates the October 2023 clashes between Israel and Hamas.
Persons:
Israel, Read
Organizations:
Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Facebook, ISRAEL, Twitter, Israel’s, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Israel