Outdated Video of China Chemical Explosion Falsely Resurfaces as Recent Hezbollah Strike on Israel
The Claim
Hezbollah Hits Israeli Base By Guided Missiles And Causes Complete Destruction.
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Amid the ongoing Hezbollah-Israel tensions, social media users widely shared a video clip purporting to feature Hezbollah striking an Israeli base with guided missiles, resulting in total destruction.
Most of the video spreaders shared the video, along with the caption, “Hezbollah Hits Israeli Base By Guided Missiles And Causes Complete Destruction.”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the viral footage and found the claim to be misleading.
After conducting a thorough reverse image search, Misbar’s team found the footage making the rounds to be outdated and unrelated to the Hezbollah-Israel unrest. and the Gaza war.
Outdated Video of Chemical Plant Explosion in China
Contrary to the viral social media claim linking the footage to the recent Hezbollah-Israel tensions, the video is not recent.
Misbar’s investigative team traced the original video back to November 2015, showing a chemical plant explosion in China. "Military.com" shared the footage and reported that the incident took place on November 17, 2015, in Zhejiang province.
Moreover, a YouTube channel uploaded the same video on November 19, 2015, as showing a "Chinese chemical plant explosion."
Israel Airstrikes on Southern Lebanon Kill Hezbollah Special Forces Commander
According to CNN, Israel carried out multiple airstrikes on southern Lebanon on September 11, including one that killed a senior Hezbollah commander. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike targeting the village of Qaraoun in the western Beqaa district on Tuesday, according to the Israeli military.
Lebanese state media NNA reported that several Israeli strikes overnight hit various areas, causing extensive damage to property, crops, and buildings in the town of Al-Qlaileh.
Hezbollah's Recent Barrage of Rockets Towards Northern Israel
On September 13, Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks on Israeli military sites, sparking a large fire in the Upper Galilee near Safad.
In a statement, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating, "The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance launched an air attack on Friday 9/13/2024 with squadrons of suicide drones towards the Philon base (the headquarters of the 210th Division’s brigades and its warehouses in the northern region) southeast of the occupied city of Safed, targeting the locations and locations of its officers and soldiers, hitting them directly and causing confirmed casualties."
The group also struck the Zibdin barracks and earlier launched Katyusha rockets at the Israeli army's air defense missile base in the Beria barracks. The rocket fire ignited a significant blaze in a forest near Safad, prompting firefighting crews to the scene to contain the flames.
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