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Fact-Check: Old CCTV Footage of Blasts in Hospital Is From Syria, Not Gaza

This footage dates back to 2016 and is from Syria.

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A video showing CCTV camera footage of blasts inside a hospital is going viral on social media to claim that it shows airstrikes by Israeli forces in Gaza.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This footage dates back to 2016 and is from Aleppo, Syria.

  • It shows airstrikes targeted at Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital.

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How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search of some of the keyframes of the viral video which led us to a clearer version of the video posted on X (formerly Twitter).

  • The post read that it showed airstrikes by Russian forces at a hospital in Aleppo.

  • The video also carried a logo that read 'AMC, Aleppo Media Centre' and date stamp which read '16/07/2016'.

  • Taking a cue, we looked for AMC's social media pages and found this viral video on their Facebook page.

  • The video was uploaded on 31 July 2016 and the caption stated that it showed an airstrike on Omar bin Abdul Aziz Hospital.

  • The post also carried a YouTube link of the same video.

  • According to reports, Russian forces targeted four other hospitals apart from Omar bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in Aleppo leaving up to 2,50,000 residents without access to medical facilities.

Conclusion: An old video from Aleppo, Syria is going viral to falsely claim that it shows Israeli forces attacking hospitals in Gaza and Palestine.

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