“School-age children receiving training in weaponry and military exercises during the current Israel-Hamas conflict”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Oct 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
These are old visuals depicting Hamas training children in the use of weaponry in the Gaza Strip. There are also reports indicating that Hamas is currently involving children in training for defense against Israel
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 October 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=637521948569890
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