Old Video From Syria Falsely Shared as 'Hamas Burning Israeli Soldiers Alive'

This video dates back to 2016 and shows Turkish soldiers being burned alive by ISIS.

Fact-Check: An old video from Syria has gone viral to claim that it shows Hamas group recently burning alive two Israeli soldiers.

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A video showing two uniformed men being hauled from a cage and then set on fire is going viral on social media to claim that it shows 'terrorists of Hamas burning alive two Israeli soldiers'.

(Note: We have refrained from adding any links to the viral video due to the distressing nature of the clip.)

This video is going viral on social media.

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What's the truth?: The video dates back to 2016 and shows the Islamic State (ISIS) group burning two Turkish soldiers alive.

How did we find out the truth?: We found a reply on the viral claim which said that this is an old video from Syria.

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These are replies on the viral X post.

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• Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search which led us to several reports by Hindustan Times, Al Arabia News, New York Post, Fox News, The Sun and the Syrian Human Rights Committee.

• All these reports carried screengrab from the viral video and were shared in December 2016.

• The reports stated that it showed a video released by the Islamic State (ISIS) group purportedly showing two captured Turkish soldiers being burned alive.

The incident is from Syria and dates back to 2016.

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• The reports also stated that ISIS posted this 19-minute video which was supposedly shot in the IS-declared “Aleppo Province” in northern Syria.

• We also came across the same viral video shared by ABP Ananda on 23 December 2016.

Conclusion: An old video from Syria has gone viral to claim that it shows Hamas group recently burning alive two Israeli soldiers.

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