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5 days ago
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Israeli media: Strike on Beirut's southern suburbs will be 'largest' since ceasefire
Israeli media reported that the strike on Beirut's southern suburbs is expected to be the "largest" since the ceasefire.
Reuters
24-05-2025
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- Reuters
Fact Check: Video of missiles over residential area predates India-Pakistan conflict
A video from at least as long ago as August 2024 showing what was reported at the time to be rockets fired over northern Israel has been misrepresented online as footage from the four days of conflict between India and Pakistan in May. In the video, missiles are seen in the night sky, which appears to be shot in a residential area. Posted to social media, opens new tab on May 8, one caption said: 'Hostile ballistic missile intercepted mid-air by India's deadly S-400 SAM system —Neutralized with precision.' India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 after days of military clashes, which included launching missiles at each other. However, the video predates the conflict, as it was shared online, opens new tab on August 3, 2024. It was described at the time by Israeli media, opens new tab and the Israeli government's official X account, opens new tab as showing rockets over northern Israel. Local media reported rocket alerts across northern Israel on August 3 after dozens of projectiles were spotted, opens new tab crossing the border from Lebanon. Most of the projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome,, opens new tab the reports said. Israel's Defense Forces did not respond to requests for comment. Miscaptioned. The video was posted online in August 2024, which predates the India-Pakistan conflict in May by nine months. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact-checking work.
LBCI
18-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Lebanon's Presidency rejects ‘misleading' Israeli portrayal of President Aoun's Vatican encounter with Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif — statement
The media office of Lebanon's Presidency denied Sunday that President Joseph Aoun had any prior knowledge of or relationship with Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif, a Druze spiritual leader in Israel, after a photo showing the two shaking hands circulated via Israeli media. In a statement, the office clarified that while President Aoun was walking to his seat during Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass at St. Peter's Square earlier in the day, a Druze cleric approached and greeted him. The president did not know the individual, nor had they met before. It was later revealed that the man was Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif. The statement accused the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation of deliberately sharing the image with a misleading caption for "suspicious purposes that fool no one." 'These types of manipulative tactics are well-known practices of Israeli media at international events,' the presidency added, stressing that such portrayals do not reflect Lebanon's official stance, nor that of President Aoun. 'There is no need to spread such falsehoods or serve the interests of the Israeli enemy,' the statement concluded.
