image Shared by X The film shows footage of a Ukrainian female recruit joining the Israeli army who is allegedly raped by four soldiers from the Yaram Brigade.
#raped :
Ukrainian recruit Maria Kharchev came to fight as part of the Israeli army and joined the Yelam Brigade. Instead of being rewarded, she was raped by four Israeli soldiers from the Yaram Brigade and imprisoned for a week to avoid exposure. pic.twitter.com/MHCuLHGtk6
— IDF Death and Destruction Counting Team (@deathofficialc) March 15, 2024
Verdict: False
This claim is false as the image was published in a 2014 International Business Times article and shows a female soldier from the Caracal Battalion. An Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson denied the validity of this claim in an email to Fact Check.
Fact check:
Back in January, loya news An Israeli soldier has been arrested on suspicion of raping a female comrade, Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported. According to Loya News, the incident allegedly occurred while the soldiers were on duty in the Gaza Strip during the “early weeks” of the current Israel-Hamas war.
“#Rape: Ukrainian recruit Maria Kharchev came to fight in the ranks of the Israeli army and joined the Yellum Brigade. Instead of being rewarded, she was raped and exposed by four Israeli soldiers from the Yerlum Brigade. “I was jailed for a week to avoid being killed,” the caption of the X image reads. This image of him has been viewed over 3,000 times at the time of writing.Posts after this too Claim The soldier was injured as a result of the alleged assault.
However, this claim is false. Using a reverse image search, Check Your Fact tracked down the images. 2014 International Business Times articleshowing female soldiers of the Caracal Battalion.
The image’s caption reads: “Israeli soldiers from the Caracal Battalion stand with backpacks after completing a 20km march in the Negev desert on May 29, 2014.” The photo credit for the image indicates that it is originally from Reuters. (Related: Video allegedly shows Orthodox Jews leaving Israel to avoid military draft)
Similarly, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. Misbah also debunked the image. Articles from March 17th.
Furthermore, this claim Website If IDF or its verified socializing media account.Ministry of Defense of Ukraine I haven’t done it publicly commented on About the claim.
An IDF spokesperson denied the validity of the claim in an email requesting fact-checking.
“This is a fake and no such brigade exists,” a spokesperson said of the claims made via the X image.
