Amid escalating tensions following the US involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict, a video has surfaced on social media, purportedly showing an Iranian airstrike on Israel. The clip depicts a building engulfed in black smoke after being struck, with a cameraman visibly capturing the destruction. Many users claim this video as recent footage of Iran’s alleged assault on Israeli territory.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: कैमरा मैन है भाई मानना पड़ेगा, एक भी सीन मिस नहीं किया है। सोचिए इतना बढ़िया सीन कहां मिलेगी, पूरा इजरायल को मलबे में बदलते देख एक भी प्वाइंट को मिस नहीं किया ये कैमरा मैन ने👏 ईरान ने बिल्डिंग को बुरादा में ऐसा तब्दील किया कि इजरायल के पंखच्चे उड़ा दिए🔥 #Iran #IranIsraelConflict #Israel #2025viralvideo Imtiaz jaleel #AncientDiscoveries
(English version: He is a cameraman. I have to admit, he has not missed a single scene. Imagine where you will get such a good scene, this cameraman did not miss a single point after seeing the whole of Israel turning into rubble👏 Iran turned the building into sawdust in such a way that Israel was left stunned🔥 #Iran #IranIsraelConflict #Israel #2025viralvideo Imtiaz jaleel #AncientDiscoveries)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be MISLEADING.
A Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes detected a post on Twitter, dated May 14, 2021. According to that post, the footage shows an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shorouk Tower in Gaza on May 12, 2021. The video was reportedly recorded by Omar Alsersawi and shared on his Instagram account, @omaralsersawi, on the same date.
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Further investigation into the incident confirmed its origin. Multiple reputable news outlets covered the strike in May 2021, reporting that the Israeli military targeted the 16-storey Al-Shorouk Tower located in Gaza’s Al-Rimal neighbourhood. The building housed a mix of residential apartments, local businesses, and media offices, including those of international news organisations. The attack was part of a larger Israeli military operation during that period, and videos from different angles were broadcast by various news platforms to document the incident.
Al Sharuk tower in Gaza collapses following IDF bombing
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— RT (@RT_com) May 12, 2021
Thus, we can conclusively say that the viral video claiming to show a recent Iranian airstrike on Israel is actually from May 2021 and depicts an Israeli strike on Gaza’s Al-Shorouk Tower.
