A video showing an Israeli missile striking a high-rise building in Gaza City is being shared as if it’s from the current conflict. It’s more than two years old.Since Hamas militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, VERIFY has been fact-checking footage claiming to show scenes from the deadly war.posted on Oct. 24 by a verified X account claims to show the moment a missile launched by Israel hit a multi-story building in Gaza City.
Video shows the moment an Israeli airstrike hit and leveled the 14-story Al-Shorouk Tower in Gaza amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas.VERIFY reached out to Alsersawi to confirm he originally took the full video but did not hear back at the time of publication. His Instagram account says he is an artist living in Gaza.between Israeli forces and Hamas militants after Hamas launched long-range rockets toward Jerusalem.
Amid that fighting, on May 12, 2021, Israel directed missile strikes aimed at three multi-story buildings in Gaza City that Israel Defense Forceshoused Hamas military intelligence offices. One of those buildings was the Al-Shorouk tower – that is the building hit by a missile strike in the viral video.
VERIFY reached out to Alsersawi but did not hear back at the time of publication. His Instagram account says he is an artist living in Gaza., a total of three buildings were targeted beginning on May 12. The Shorouq building, as it is referred to in the article, housed television channels and media offices. Another building razed in the Israeli airstrikes was the Al-Jalaa building, which housed the Associated Press and Al Jazeera.