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

This footage dates back to 2016 and is from Syria.

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

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

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.

An archive can be seen here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(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.

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'.

The video is from 2016.

(Source: Altered by The Quint/X screenshot)

• 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.

The video is from Aleppo, Syria.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

• 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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