The Image Is Old and Does Not Depict the Most Recent Israeli Escalation in Gaza
The Claim
The image depicts a group of journalists preparing for media coverage of Gaza's most recent Israeli strikes.
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Social media users have circulated a picture claiming it shows a group of journalists getting ready to cover the latest Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on the first day of January 2022.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be misleading.
Using Google Image Reverse Search, our team found that the picture is old and already posted in 2019 on the journalist Sami F Barhoom’s Facebook profile.
According to his caption, Sami Barhoom appears in the picture with a group of journalists during the media coverage of Israeli strikes in November 2019.
Photo description: The picture was taken in 2019.
Description: The picture circulating is old.
On Saturday, January 1, 2022, Israeli forces targeted military sites in southern Gaza after rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave.
