video Shared by X It initially claimed to show a missile flying over Saudi Arabia, fired from Yemen toward Israel.
Yemeni missiles fly over Saudi Arabia and reach Israel while Saudi citizens waste time playing sports. pic.twitter.com/8qb2A1Fizo
— Syrian girl🇸🇾 (@Partisangirl) December 18, 2024
Verdict: Misleading
The video appears to be from Yemen and was filmed in 2018.
Fact check:
Yemen's Houthi rebels are attacking Israel with missiles and drones, and Israeli aircraft are retaliating by targeting ports and other infrastructure. new york times. The report said the school was damaged in recent Houthi attacks.
Social media users claim the footage shows a Houthi missile flying over Saudi Arabia and reaching Israel. “Yemeni missiles fly over Saudi Arabia and reach Israel while Saudis waste time playing sport,” one user wrote.
This claim is misleading. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found the following: original video The video is from 2018 and claims the missile was over Yemen, not Saudi Arabia.
Yemeni youth play soccer amid rocket fire. Is this courage or is it getting used to the environment? pic.twitter.com/IbC1Ni3t6D
— Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) (@Asmali77) August 2, 2018
“Yemeni youth play soccer under rocket fire. Is this courage or acclimatization?” reads the tweet. (Related: Does this video show a man shooting down a recently seen drone?)
The Houthis reportedly began targeting Israel with missiles and drones in October 2023 after the Hamas-led terrorist attack in southern Israel on October 7. Wilson Center.
