Video Shows Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades Flag, Not Hezbollah
The Claim
A video clip shows Palestinians hurling shoes and bottles at an individual raising the Iranian-backed Hezbollah flag within Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Recently, social media users widely circulated a video clip purporting to show Palestinians hurling shoes and bottles at an individual raising the Iranian-backed Hezbollah flag within Al-Aqsa Mosque.
An X user shared the footage along with the caption, “Drama outside Al-Aqsa/Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem: Some guy showed up with a Hezbollah flag after which several Palestinians started throwing shoes at him.”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the viral video and found the claim to be misleading.
After conducting a thorough reverse image search, it was determined that the video in question is outdated and does not feature a Palestinian individual raising the Hezbollah flag.
Flag of Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
Contrary to the circulating claim, the flag displayed in the footage is not that of Hezbollah but rather the flag of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group affiliated with Fatah, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement.
Through meticulous investigation, Misbar's team closely scrutinized the flag at the 1:02 mark in the original video, revealing the emblem corresponding to the symbol of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, not Hezbollah.
Furthermore, the video is outdated, and Orient New’s YouTube channel uploaded the original video on April 18, 2023.
The video translated title reads, “It turned out to be the flag of the Fatah movement and not the Hezbollah militia. This is how the worshipers received him in Al-Aqsa squares.”
Moreover, the video was also uploaded to the X platform on April 19, 2023, under the caption, “A Fatah-supporting Palestinian from Shechem attempted to wave a flag of Fatah's al-Aqsa Brigades in the Temple Mount Plaza today.”
Hamas Urges Palestinians to Defend Al-Aqsa Mosque
Hamas has urged Palestinians from the West Bank and Jerusalem to gather at Al-Aqsa Mosque from Friday prayers until Monday, defending it against Israeli occupation. The call aims to thwart the plans of the Israeli occupation and extremist settler groups from desecrating Al-Aqsa's courtyards and performing rituals inside it on Sunday and Monday.
Al-Aqsa Mosque faces constant violations and intrusions by settlers, intending to exert full control over it and divide it temporally and spatially.
Recent Updates About the Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
Palestinian authorities report that 180 bodies have been recovered from Nasser Medical Complex amidst ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza.
According to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, two Israeli strikes in Rafah resulted in the deaths of 22 individuals, including 18 children.
Besides, there was at least one explosion at the Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah, as confirmed by a spokesperson for Kuwait Hospital in Rafah.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza has released a new official death toll, indicating that at least 34,049 Palestinians have been killed and 76,901 wounded in Israeli attacks.
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