An image of an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 9, 2023, has been incorrectly described online as showing Israel bombing airports in Syria’s Damascus and Aleppo.
“BREAKING NEWS: Israel has bombed Syria. This photo is Israeli Airstikes at Syria's two main International airports of Damascus and Aleppo,” readsfor The Associated Press and was shared on the news agency’s website with the caption: “Smoke rises after the Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip.”Miscaptioned. The image shows an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, not Syria.A May 2021 video showing a convoy at a standstill on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza has been falsely described online as showing an aid convoy being denied entry to Gaza in 2023.
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