There is a video circulating that purports to show that when Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza, 300 Israeli soldiers were killed and over 250 were taken hostage by Palestinian Mujahids.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Wajidkhan (“@realwajidkhan“) tweeted “Last night, Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza in which Palestinian Mujahids killed 300 Israeli soldiers and took more than 250 soldiers hostage.” after sharing the one-minute video on X. The post was made on Oct 28, 2023 and reached to an almost 44.3k views on twitter.
कल रात इज़रायल ने गाज़ा में जमीनी करवाई शुरू की जिसमे फलस्तीनि मुजाहिदो ने 300 इज़रायली सैनिकों को मार गिराया और 250 से ज्यादा सैनिकों को बंधक बना लिया.. pic.twitter.com/OcwZS4Vpsj
— Wajidkhan (@realwajidkhan) October 28, 2023
@ShihabChoturfan also claimed on X that in a ground operation that Israel started in Gaza, 300 Israeli soldiers were killed by Palestinian Mujahids
and held over 250 soldiers hostage. The user deleted the twitter post later.
What is the Actual Reality About the Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this video is from Hamas’ 35th founding anniversary, when the Gaza rally was held in December 2022.
The Youtube Channel, AP Archive posted the video on Dec 19, 2022. This clearly shows that this is an old video and not from the current Israel-Palestine conflict.
Check out the full video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 28, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video is being spread with the claim that #Israel launched a ground operation in #Gaza in which Palestinian Mujahids killed 300 Israeli soldiers and took more than 250 soldiers hostage. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/vzH2EamULx
Intent:
Old videos with fictitious claims about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine are being shared by anti-Israel accounts.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video has gone viral claiming that Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza in which Palestinian Mujahids killed 300 Israeli soldiers and took more than 250 soldiers hostage.
Fact: The video was shot during the Gaza rally that was planned in December 2022, marking Hamas’ 35th founding anniversary.