An old image of a group of soldiers carrying an injured soldier has been shared as a recent image of a killed Paratroopers Brigade in Gaza.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @drhossamsamy65 claimed in the twitter post that the Israeli Special Tasks Unit commander of the Paratroopers Brigade was killed a short while ago, along with seven of his soldiers, when one of the fake tunnels in the Shujaiya neighbourhood was bombed. The tweet post was made on Dec 14, 2023, which has received an about 76.6k views on X.
عاجل⚠️ مقتل قائد وحدة المهام الخاصة الاسرائيلي في لواء المظليين ومعه 7 من جنوده قبل قليل في تفجير إحدى الأنفاق الوهمية في حي الشجاعية. pic.twitter.com/eNFIFn78Oe
— Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,M.Sc.,DPT. (@drhossamsamy65) December 14, 2023
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this is an old photo taken on July 24, 2006, at the Israel-Lebanon border, depicting an injured Israeli soldier being rushed back into Israel from across the border following an incursion into southern Lebanon. However, eight soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in the Shuja’iyya, including the battalion commander of the Golani Brigade.
The official account of Israel Defense Forces (“@IDF“) tweeted that the IDF regrets to announce the deaths of the eight soldiers, who fell in combat in northern Gaza. It also added “The IDF expresses its deepest condolences to the families and will continue to standby them.” on Dec 13, 2023.
Today, the IDF regrets to announce the deaths of the following soldiers, who fell in combat in northern Gaza:
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 13, 2023
🕯️LTC Tomer Grinberg, 35 years old, the Commander of the Golani Brigade’s 13th Battalion
🕯️MAJ Roei Meldasi, 23 years old, a company commander of the Golani Brigade’s… pic.twitter.com/U7rrtss6TR
We visited Wikipedia to know more about Golani Brigade. An Israeli military infantry brigade is called the 1st “Golani” Brigade. It has historically been connected to the Northern Command and is under the 36th Division. The Paratroopers Brigade, the Nahal Brigade, the Givati Brigade, and the Kfir Brigade are the other four infantry brigades of the regular Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The brigade consists of five battalions, including two which it kept from its inception (12th and 13th), one transferred from the Givati Brigade (51st). The brigade was formed on February 22, 1948, during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, when the Levanoni Brigade in the Galilee split into the 1st Golani Brigade and the 2nd Carmeli Brigade.
We also visited gettyimages, which attached the image and wrote “Israel-Lebanon border, ISRAEL: An injured Israeli soldier rushed back from across the border into Israel after an incursion inside southern Lebanon, 24 July 2006.”
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An old image that shows a group of soldiers carrying an injured soldier has been shared as a recent image of a killed Paratroopers Brigade in #Gaza. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/4N6qqkkbW8
Intent:
User circulating old images from different locations claiming to be recent to gain impressions.A recent photo of a dead Paratroopers Brigade in Gaza has been shared online, but it’s actually an old picture of soldiers carrying an injured soldier. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that as an old photo from the Israel-Lebanon border, it depicts an injured Israeli soldier rushed back into Israel from across the border after an incursion into southern Lebanon on July 24, 2006. Although 8 soldiers, including a battalion commander of the Golani Brigade, were killed in an ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in the Shuja’iyya.
Conclusion:
Claim : An old image that shows a group of soldiers carrying an injured soldier has been shared as a recent image of a killed Paratroopers Brigade in Gaza.
Fact : The truth is that this is an old photo from the Israel-Lebanon border of an injured Israeli soldier being rushed back into Israel after an incursion inside southern Lebanon on July 24, 2006. Despite this, eight soldiers from the Golani Brigade were killed in an ambush by the Al-Qassam Brigades in the Shuja’iyya.
