2021 Video and Photo of Children From Gaza Resurface
The Claim
A video and a photo show Palestinian children covering their ears and crying during the recent Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on August 5, 2022.
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A video shows Palestinian children covering their ears and crying while asking their father to throw stones at the Israeli warplanes, which were bombarding the Gaza Strip. The video has gone viral among social media users during the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which started on August 5, 2022.
Social media users also recently circulated a photo showing two girls from Gaza crying and covering their ears.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the widely circulated video and found the claim to be misleading. The video was first posted on YouTube on May 18, 2021, during previous Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Misbar also investigated the viral photo and found the claim to be misleading. The photo is not from the recent ongoing attack on Gaza. It dates back to May 2021, during the previous attacks on Gaza. Misbar found that many users circulated the photo back in 2021. The precise date of its first publication was May 13, 2021.
The Israeli Attack on Gaza in 2021
On May 6, 2021, Israel escalated its attacks on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, which prompted a war with Gaza. Prior to the beginning of a ceasefire on May 21, 2021, the besieged Gaza Strip was subjected to 11 days of bombing.
The conflict was primarily sparked by the evacuation of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah area in occupied East Jerusalem.
At least 261 Palestinians were martyred, including 67 children. More than 2,200 were injured according to the United Nations.
The Recent Israeli Attack on Gaza
On August 8, 2022, an Israeli strike killed Taysir al-Jabari, a commander of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad.
After Israel bombarded the territory with missile strikes and killed the commander, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched more than 100 rockets at Israel from the besieged Gaza Strip.
Since last Friday, Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have resulted in 13 deaths and 114 injuries. According to the Gaza health ministry, a five-year-old child was among those murdered.
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