Fact Check: The truth behind the claim that explosion in Israel is targeting Jews

  • 3 years ago
Hostilities between Israel and Hamas have escalated, resulting in aerial bombings that have already killed dozens on both sides in the last few days. Amid this, a video of a huge fire and burning cars has gone viral with the claim that this is a recent explosion in Israel that has killed 650 Jews. Several Facebook users have posted the video with the caption, "A big explosion happened in Israel where near about 650 jewish people killed." India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the viral claim to be misleading. Though Israel and Hamas are engaged in fierce clashes, no explosion of this scale has been reported from Israel. The video is from last year, when a massive explosion in an oil pipeline in Cairo, Egypt, gutted nearly 20 cars and injured many.

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