A video shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, allegedly shows a “failed rocket launch” from Hamas that purportedly caused the collapse of a Gaza hospital on Tuesday.
Another video showing a failed rocket launch from Hamas. pic.twitter.com/53zTr5oN0L
— 🇮🇱🌵 Mooning Knight 🌵🇮🇱 (@IsraeliSabra) October 17, 2023
Verdict: False
The video is miscaptioned. It was actually taken in 2022 and is entirely unrelated to the recent attack on a hospital in Gaza.
Fact Check:
At least 500 people are estimated to have been killed from an explosion on the al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip Oct. 17, with the cause of the explosion currently unknown, according to Reuters. Thousands of displaced people were sheltering there, and more victims are still being discovered in the rubble, CNN reports.
A video taken at night appears to show a rocket launch…
