A video, claiming to show the Israeli police forcibly removing Indian nationals from a bomb shelter during the Israel-Iran tensions, is extensively circulating on social media.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “How Israel police removed Indians from bomb shelter.”
Here’s the link to the above post. (Archive)
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be MISLEADING.
A keyword search using relevant terms such as ‘Indians’, ‘Israel’, and ‘bomb shelter’ yielded no credible news reports corroborating the viral claim. Additionally, performing a Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes using Google Lens, a Twitter post by Arabi21 News, dated May 29, 2025, was found. And the post features the same viral footage, clarifying that the video showed protesters entering the headquarters of the Likud Party in Israel, demanding an end to the war in Gaza.
مستـ ـوطنون يقتحمون مقر حزب الليكود الحاكم الذي يتزعمه رئيس وزراء الاحـ .ـتلال بنيامين نتنياهو بتل أبيب مطالبين بإنهاء الحـ ـرب بغـ ـزة وإبرام صفقة تبادل مع المـ.ـقاومــة الفلســطينية pic.twitter.com/TwlRULtpqY
— عربي21 (@Arabi21News) May 29, 2025
Al Jazeera also reported on the incident on May 28, 2025, confirming that dozens of Israeli demonstrators had stormed the Likud Party headquarters, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest, according to translated Arabic text from the report, was held in response to the government’s failure to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. The same video was shared by the Quds News Network, reinforcing the context of local political dissent.
خلال تظاهرة للمطالبة بإنهاء الحرب وإبرام صفقة تبادل أسرى..
مستوطنون يقتحمون مقر حزب “الليكود” في “تل أبيب”، وشرطة الاحتلال تقمعهم. pic.twitter.com/KpaVuJxRR5
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) May 28, 2025
Thus, it is confirmed that the viral video claiming to show Indian nationals being removed from a bomb shelter in Israel is Misleading. In fact, the Israeli protesters are being evacuated from the Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv during an anti-war demonstration.
