FACT CHECK: Viral video of child rescue not from Israel-Hamas war

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FACT CHECK: Viral video of child rescue not from Israel-Hamas war
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A video falsely portrays a 2016 rescue operation in Syria as recent footage of the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas

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A video shows a child being rescued from a hospital bombed during an Israeli attack in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.The misleading video has 53 comments, 449 retweets, 555 likes, and 52,300 views as of writing. It was posted on X last October 14 by user Yamaan Shahid who has a verified account and over 85,000 followers.

The video shows a young boy trapped under a large concrete slab. He is seen struggling for breath and crying out while rescue workers carefully try to free him. The viral video was actually taken in 2016 following Syrian air strikes near Aleppo, and is not footage from the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. .

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