Viral Video Showing India Intercepting ‘Pakistan Attack On Amritsar’ Is Old, Unrelated

Video shows Indian defence system intercepting Pakistan missiles launched at Amritsar.  

Such posts can be seen here and here.

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A reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip led us to an X post by Emanuel Fabian (@manniefabian), the military correspondent of The Times of Israel, dated August 4, 2024, carrying the same video. “Numerous Iron Dome interceptions seen  over the Galilee Panhandle amid a rocket barrage from Lebanon,” the post stated. It also featured another video from the incident. 

Further, we found that the video was also shared by the official X handle of Israel on August 4, 2024, stating, “Last night in northern Israel: a barrage of Hezbollah rockets fired at Israeli communities.” 

Multiple reports from August 4, 2024, such as this, this and this, stated that Hezbollah says it has launched a barrage of rockets at Israel from Lebanon. The same was intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence system. 

The residents of Amritsar heard explosions and saw lights flashing in the sky around 1am on Thursday (May 8), reported Hindustan Times. “Debris of what appeared to be missiles was recovered from fields in Jethuwal, Makhan Windi and Pandher on the city’s outskirts in the morning,” it added. There has been no official confirmation of the cause of the explosions and the nature of debris found so far,” the report noted.

Also Read: Viral Image Claiming To Show IAF Rafale Jet Shot Down By Pakistan Is AI-Generated

Hence, we find that an old video has been falsely shared to show India intercepting Pakistan attack on Amritsar. 

Sources
X Post By @manniefabian, Dated August 4, 2024
X Pos By Israel, Dated August 4, 2024