Much of Gaza has been reduced to rubble in a relentless bombardment by Israel since war broke out with Hamas militants on October 7. A video watched more than a million times on social media, however, has been shared alongside posts that falsely claim it shows images of the devastation in the Palestinian territory.
The photos are actually of destruction in Syria at the height of its decade-long civil war. They were posted to Facebook by the owner of a restaurant in the Syrian city of Aleppo between 2014 and 2016.
A screenshot showing a 'before and after' comparison in the false TikTok post, taken on October 25, 2023 The attack, the deadliest in Israel's history, saw gunmen storm across the border from Gaza, killing more than 1,400 people and taking at least 230 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. According to Facebook, the album was created in November 2014 and the last photo was uploaded in December 2016.
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