A number of pictures are making the rounds, purporting to show that the US is sending weapons to support Israel in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Pelham (“@Resist_05“) tweeted that the third batch of American aid to the Palestinian children has arrived after sharing the picture. The tweet post was made on Dec 6, 2023, which has received an about 4.5M views on X.
The third batch of American aid to the Palestinian children has arrived..🇺🇸🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/BCwA3omtP7
— Pelham (@Resist_05) December 5, 2023
Several other accounts, including Mohamed Ali (“@fm2N6OlWPnjLHlP“), @Sohar2000, @Rema7_K, @HamadaH10566647, @AlDirdasawii, @Abdureh63144837, @owda_abed, @drhossamsamy65 , Pelham (“@Resist_05“) shared the picture of the incident and made the same claim that the third batch of American aid to the Palestinian children has arrived. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that one of the three photos needs to be confirmed, and the other two are old, from different places, and unrelated to the current conflict in Gaza.
The US Navy 030323-N-1328C-507 GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) image is from the Mediterranean Sea and was taken in March 2003. The other image of Mark-84 bombs was shared last month in November 2023. alamy shared the image from March 23, 2003.
The images of Blu-109 and Mark-84 bombs are from Korea and were taken in October 2014. We visited alamy, which showed that at the Wolf Pack Munitions Storage Area, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, over 80 Blu-109 and Mark-84 bombs are on display after a successful emergency destruction of munitions simulation on October 23, 2014.
Another article posted an article with the headline “Operation status and derivatives of Mk 80 series bombs”. It showed the image with the caption “BLU-109 display materials at the US Air Force Base in Gunsan taken in 2014 <Source: SrA Katrina Heikkinen / US Air Force>”.
WarFrontline (“@WarFrontline“) tweeted “Image from the Israeli military base Tel Nof showing dozens of Mark 84 bombs sent from the United States. They weigh almost a ton each.” on Nov 7, 2023.
Image from the Israeli military base Tel Nof showing dozens of Mark 84 bombs sent from the United States.
— WarFrontline (@WarFrontline) November 6, 2023
They weigh almost a ton each. pic.twitter.com/qWsKpSmuMc
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1414
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 11, 2023
ANALYSIS:Misleading
FACT:Several images are being circulated claiming that the US is sending weapons to support #Israel in the ongoing war in #Gaza.Fact is that two of the three images are old & from different locations & have nothing to do with the ongoing war in Gaza(1/3) pic.twitter.com/zoAFQT19wo
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old images from different locations with false claims to set their propaganda against Israel and the US. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that as for the three images, one needs to be confirmed, and the other two are old and from different places with nothing to do with the current conflict in Gaza. The photos of the Blu-109 and Mark-84 bombs were taken in Korea in October 2014; the photo of the US Navy’s 030323-N-1328C-507 GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) was taken in the Mediterranean Sea in March 2003; and the other photo of the Mark-84 bombs was released in November 2023 last month.
Conclusion:
Claim : There are multiple photos making the rounds that purport to show that the US is sending weapons to support Israel in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Fact : The truth is that one of the three images needs to be confirmed, and the other two are old, from different places, and unrelated to the current conflict in Gaza. The photos of the Mark-84 and Blu-109 bombs were taken in October 2014 in Korea; the photo of the US Navy’s 030323-N-1328C-507 GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) was taken in March 2003 in the Mediterranean Sea; and the other photo of the Mark-84 bombs was released last month in November 2023.
