A video compilation showing the detention of three former leaders of Azerbaijan’s disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region has been falsely claimed online to show the capture of Israeli generals by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The 30-second compilation of three clips shows men in military fatigues removing three individuals in handcuffs from vehicles. Captioning the video, one Facebook user wrote on Oct. 8: “Breaking News Israel: Several high ranking IDF Generals have been seen captured with Hamas Terrorists”. The handcuffed men in the video are former self-styled presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh Arkady Gukasyan and Bako Gukasyan, and ex-parliamentary speaker David Ishkhanyan. The video shows detention of Nagorno-Karabakh former leaders, not Israeli generals.

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Persons: Azerbaijan’s, ”, Karabakh Arkady Gukasyan, Bako, David Ishkhanyan, Read Organizations: Hamas, Israel, Facebook, State Security Service, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan