There is a video circulating around that purports to show that Hamas has captured several prominent high-profile Israeli generals.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @drtruthe tweeted “Several high profile Israeli General’s captured by Hammas #Hezbollah #Israel #hamas #Lebanon #Hamas #Gaza #GhazaUnderAttack #طوفان_القدس #Israel” on Oct 8, 2023. The tweet has received an about 116.4k views on X.
Several high profile Israeli General's captured by Hammas#Hezbollah #Israel #hamas #Lebanon
— Palestine Updates (@drtruthe) October 8, 2023
#Hamas #Gaza #GhazaUnderAttack #طوفان_القدس #Israel pic.twitter.com/bs4XMQqgEb
@sajournal1 tweeted “LATEST: Several high-profile Israel i Generals captured by Hamas fighters #Israel #Palestine #Hamas #طوفان_الأقصى #Hezbollah #حماس” on Oct 8, 2023.
Several other accounts, including @malliiranaa, @ayeshakhan2200, @khankasher1, made the same claim that there is a video circulating that purports to show that Hamas have captured multiple high-profile Israeli generals. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The footage originates from Azerbaijan, not Israel. Azerbaijan arrested Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, and Bako Sahakyan, the former presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh, along with Davit Ishkhanyan, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and transferred them to Baku. Hamas terrorists and Israel are unrelated to it.
We visited OC Media, which published an article on this incident on October 4, 2023 with the headline “Azerbaijan arrests former presidents and parliamentary speaker of Nagorno-Karabakh”.
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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video has been shared claiming that several high-profile Israeli generals were captured by Hamas. The fact is that this video is not from Israel but Azerbaijan, (1/3) pic.twitter.com/WXP1Locgz0
Intent:
Misinformation propaganda accounts from Pakistan circulating videos from Azerbaijan claiming to be from Israel to set their propaganda against Israel. A video has been shared claiming that several high-profile Israeli generals were captured by Hamas. This footage, however, is from Azerbaijan, where three previous presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, and Bako Sahakyan, as well as the Speaker of the National Assembly, Davit Ishkhanyan, were arrested and taken to Baku. It has nothing to do with Israel or the Hamas terrorists.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video has surfaced stating that Hamas captured numerous high-profile Israeli generals.
Fact : The fact is that this video is not from Israel but Azerbaijan, where three former presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh — Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, as well as the Speaker of the National Assembly, Davit Ishkhanyan, were arrested by Azerbaijan on Tuesday and transferred to Baku. It has nothing to do with Israel and Hamas terrorists.
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