These Scenes Were Recently Shot in Beirut, Not Kyiv

Misbar investigated the circulating scenes and found the claim to be misleading.

After conducting a thorough reverse image search, Misbar’s investigative team found the scenes making the rounds unrelated to Kyiv, Ukraine.

These Scenes Were Shot in Beirut, Not Kyiv

Contrary to social media users' viral claim, the video and photo were taken in Beirut, just hours before the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire started.

Misbar’s team traced the photo to a Hebrew media website, which uploaded it on November 26, as featuring a traffic jam in Beirut after Israeli military evacuation warnings ahead of imminent airstrikes in the city.

Shafaq News, a local media website, also uploaded the photo on November 16, reporting on the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire agreement.

In addition, Misbar’s team found the footage to be from Beirut. 

An Israeli N12 News reporter published the video on X on November 26. According to the reporter, the scene features Lebanese evacuating from Beirut areas after recent Israeli warnings.

Moreover, Misbar’s team closely investigated the scene and found a banner displaying a picture of the former secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah.

IOF Says It Hit 120 Targets in Beirut in 20 Seconds

On Tuesday night, there was a traffic jam in Beirut as residents scrambled to flee to what they hoped were safer areas amid intensified Israeli airstrikes. 

The Israeli spokesperson Avichay Adraee published multiple evacuation orders on November 26 on X, urging residents to leave certain areas in Beirut.

Israeli warplanes relentlessly bombarded Beirut's southern suburbs, with the military claiming one wave of strikes targeted 20 locations within 120 seconds.

The National News Agency, citing Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, reported that Israeli strikes on a Beirut building sheltering displaced individuals killed seven people and injured 37 others.

Meanwhile, Israel also expanded its attacks to southern and eastern Lebanon and seemingly random areas in Beirut, leaving many residents in Basta uncertain about where to seek refuge at the time.

Israel and Lebanon Reached a Ceasefire Agreement

A ceasefire brokered by the U.S. and France between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah held on Wednesday, though Israel warned residents to avoid returning to border areas.

Under the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli military will remain in Lebanon for 60 days. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to ban residents from returning to villages near the border, following the detention of four individuals in the area.

Israel killed over 3,768 Lebanese and displaced an estimated 1.2 million since October 2023.

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