Old, Unrelated Clip Viral as Israeli Minister Running Amid Iranian Air Raid

This clip dates back to October 2023 and is not recent, as claimed.

Fact-Check: This video is from October 2023 and not recent.

(Source: The Quint) 

During the recent Iran-Israel conflict, a video allegedly depicting an Israeli politician running during an interview has gone viral on social media platforms.

Those sharing noted that the minister fled to avoid an Iranian missile attack.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot) 

This post gained 16.8K views at the time of writing this story. (Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• The video dates back to October 2023 and shows Israel's United Nations ambassador Danny Danon and several individuals fleeing an alleged Hamas assault in Sderot, Israel.

What we found: At first, we divided the viral clip into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We came across a Facebook post from October 2023 (all the posts on this page dated back to 2023.)

Here is a preview of the post. 

(Source: Facebook) 

• This indicated that the video was not recent or related to the ongoing Israel and Iran tensions.

• We, then, came across a CBN news report dated 16 October 2023 that included the footage from the viral video.

• These reports noted an incident about a fact-finding mission led by Israeli UN ambassador and former Knesset (Israeli parliament) member Danny Danon in Sderot on 15 October 2023.

Here is a preview of the report.

(Source: CBN) 

• The report noted that amid the fact-finding mission to Sderot in October 2023 after the then Hamas attack on Israel, the delegation witnessed an air raid siren and had to take shelter to protect themselves.

• We also came across a report by the Times of Israel which included a post by journalist Joel Rosenberg from 15 October 2023.

• It also noted that Sderot witnessed a rocket attack when Danon was visiting with the delegation.

Conclusion: An old and unrelated clip has gone viral to falsely claim that it shows an Israeli minister running amid Iranian air raids.

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