post Shared by X Israel claims to have lost 962 tanks.
🚨Message from Al Qassam🚨
☝️More than 1,108 Israeli, American, and European occupation force vehicles have been destroyed since October 7, including:
🔻962 tanks
🔻55 troop carriers
🔻74 Bulldozer
🔻3 Excavator
🔻14 military jeeps“Next… pic.twitter.com/mHbaBSfZkX
— طالب باصليب✌️ (@Taleb_Baslieb) February 15, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
There is no evidence that Israel lost 962 tanks. Israel apparently lost 41 tanks, according to an open-source information website.
Fact check:
Israel has reportedly vowed to launch an attack on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza if hostages held by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups are not released by Ramadan. NBC News.
Social media users are sharing claims that Israel lost 962 tanks in the invasion of Gaza. (Related: Houthi rebels claim they attacked US warship in Red Sea)
However, that claim is origin Statements from Hamas seem misleading. If Israel had lost hundreds of tanks, the media would have reported it, but no one seems to have verified it. 962 number.
Armada Rotta is an open source intelligence website that tracks armor losses in conflicts. documented A total of 41 Israeli tanks have been destroyed, damaged or captured since October 7th. The last verified update was on January 3, showing that five Merkava tanks were damaged.
March 1, 2024
Updated on: Israel at War: 2023 🇮🇱Record of equipment losses during the Israel-Gaza war
Check out our blog for the full list.https://t.co/1hYwjqC75k pic.twitter.com/0p6XT5uRyH
— Armada Rotta (@ArmadaRotta) January 3, 2024
In X, an Israeli tank crew who is believed to have fought anonymously in Gaza; cast That claim is questionable. David Dowd, senior fellow and expert on Israel and Lebanon at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said: Tweet from February 8th That claim is hard to believe.
Hamas news outlet Al Jazeera uncritically repeats the group's claim that it destroyed “1,100 Israeli military vehicles, including 962 tanks.” That would mean Hamas essentially destroyed Israel's armored forces, which is a highly unlikely scenario.https://t.co/6SNU2W2mM5
— David Dowd (@DavidADoud) February 8, 2024
“Hamas news outlet Al Jazeera uncritically repeats the group's claim that it has destroyed “1,100 Israeli military vehicles, including 962 tanks.'' That means he did it – a highly unlikely scenario,” Dowd tweeted.
An IDF spokeswoman said it had no comment. Check Your Fact has contacted Armada Rotta for comment.
