A viral tweet claims that Hamas fighters successfully ambushed an Israeli tank force near the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza, destroying several vehicles and injuring or killing their crews.
🔻🇵🇸 Hamas fighters successfully surprise Zionist tank force:
“Our fighters witnessed Zionist tanks, armored personnel carriers, and two D9 military bulldozers loaded with several high-destructive explosives arriving at the ambush zone.
our… pic.twitter.com/wkn60OBA2z
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) October 25, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
The images used to describe this attack are old and do not depict recent events. This type of content risks spreading misinformation in the context of an ongoing conflict.
Fact check:
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The image attached to this tweet is not recent. This occurred on October 7, 2023 and was reused to support claims of recent attacks. Specific details of the alleged ambush, including the use of bulldozers and explosives, have not been confirmed by reliable sources. Independent military analysts and organizations tracking the conflict have not corroborated this incident in recent days or reported similar activity consistent with this description.
Additionally, an old image may resurface in a military context, but the image has previously been used in an unrelated post, reducing the credibility of the tweet. In particular, accounts such as: @sentdefender, @ozraeliavi, and @Global_Mil_Info, Emphasize that the attached photo lacks context and should not be used as evidence for the tweet’s claims, or at least confirm that the photo is not new.
This example highlights how old images are frequently reused to depict recent or ongoing events in conflict-prone areas, which can contribute to misunderstandings and public confusion. I am. (Related: Video claims to show Hezbollah in 2024)
This is not the first time Check Your Fact has debunked misinformation about the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
