After the Iranian attack on Israel, claims have surfaced asserting that Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant was killed in the Iranian attack on Israel. However, D-Intent Data has found that these allegations are completely unfounded and lack any credible sources. In fact, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently communicated with Minister Gallant shortly after the missile strike from Iran.
Making a post on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account @MR_COOL77777 wrote. “Big breaking news. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant has died in Iran’s attack??”. The post has received more than 130k views, 1.9k likes and a significant number of engagements.
Istanbul-based account @turkiyetodaycom also made a post and wrote. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant killed during Iranian missile attack, various sources claim, as Israeli newspaper Haaretz says unable to reach minister for over an hour while other outlets claim he is under protection in a shelter
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated the same claims. Their posts can be seen here, @INDStoryS, @Asgarkhan313716
The truth behind the claims about Israeli Defence Minister, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis regarding the claims and found that no such incident occurred.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a relevant keyword search on Google and different social media platforms, but couldn’t find verified sources supporting the claims. During research, we found a news report about Yoav Gallant’s conversation with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The report was published after the Iranian attack on Israel.
According to the report, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shortly after Iran’s missile attack on Israel, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder says during a briefing.
Moreover, we found several tweets (1, 2, 3) on his timeline after the Iranian attack on Israel. In his first tweet after the attack he said, I spent this evening in the command and control center together with senior defense officials, closely watching the IDF’s successful defense against the Iranian missile attack on Israel. Iran has not learned a simple lesson – those who attack the State of Israel, pay a heavy price.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the claims about the killing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are nothing but propaganda against Israel.
Intent
Propagandists are circulating false and self-invented claims about the Iranian attack on Israel to set their narrative.
Conclusion
Claim– Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant was killed in the Iranian attack on Israel.
Fact– These claims are false and fabricated, the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is fine and monitoring the situation.
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