This Video Is Old and Was Not Taken in Sderot
The Claim
A video shows a fire in a Sderot building that was recently targeted by Palestinian resistance rockets.
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Social media users recently shared a video clip purporting to show a fire in a building in Sderot alleging that had recently been bombed by the Palestinian resistance.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the claim and discovered it to be misleading. The video clip is old and was uploaded to YouTube on June 8 by a channel that only posted Hebrew-language news from Herzliya. The video shows a fire on the fourth floor of a building in the Herzliya Hills complex.
The clip circulating is not related to Sderot.
Misbar also analyzed the location of the building depicted in the video, as similarities were found between the building depicted in the video and those shown on the maps.
Misbar was unable to confirm the date of filming, but it is certain that it has nothing to do with current events in Palestine.
Al-Quds Brigades Retaliate Israeli Bombing
On Saturday, August 6, the Al- Quds Brigades (the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement) announced that it had launched sixty missiles at Sderot, Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Beersheba, Ashkelon, and Netivot in response to the Israeli bombing that targeted the leader, Taysir al-Jabari.
However, no Israeli casualties have been reported.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 31 Palestinians have been killed and more than 200 have been injured.
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