Old video of Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel shared as Lahore, Pakistan

This is an old video from October 2024, when Iran launched Ballistic Missile attack against Israel.

As the conflict between India and Pakistan intensified swiftly on 7 May, a video depicting missile hitting is going viral on social media. The video claims to show footage from Lahore of ballistic missiles striking following an Indian airstrike on Pakistan.

The caption states, “More Visuals Coming from Lahore. Too Many Ballistic Missile hits Lahore. Air Defense of Pakistan out of control”.

Let’s check the truth.

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We started our investigation by performing a reverse image search with the key frames of the viral video and the results led us to a similar video uploaded on Instagram on 1 October 2024. The description states, “Iranian missiles have struck Israel’s Nevatim Airbase near Beersheva (Bir al-Sabi) after Tehran launched a salvo of rockets in retaliation to Israel’s raids in Lebanon”.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAlzNR2MtjH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Using these hints, we conducted more searches, and found news reports regarding this incident. As per reports, on 1 October, 2024 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have launched over 200 missiles at Israel, claiming it was a response to the deaths of key figures like Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah. 

The attack also avenges IRGC Gen. Abbas Nilforushan, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. Iran has warned that any retaliation from Israel will be met with a more severe response.

Taking account of all these evidences, we can understand that this is an old video from when Iran attacked Israel. The viral video is old and not related to the recent airstrike by India on Pakistan.

Conclusion-Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. This is an old video from October 2024, when Iran launched Ballistic Missile attack against Israel. It is not related to the recent airstrike by India on Pakistan.