The post circulated one day after Iran launched an attack against Israel on October 1, 2024, firing a barrage of missiles at the country in the latest escalation amid weeks of soaring violence and tensions in the region.<\/p>\n
Tehran said the attack<\/a> — which took place as Israel said it was mounting a ground offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon — was in response to the killings of Iran-backed militant leaders (archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n It was the second time Iran has directly attacked Israel, after a missile and drone attack in April in retaliation for a deadly Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.<\/p>\n However, the video circulating online predates the conflict and was not recorded in Israel.<\/p>\n It was shared in a similar false context on Facebook<\/a> and TikTok<\/a>, and also in English here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Through reverse image and keyword searches on Google, AFP found several<\/a>\u00a0videos\u00a0resembling<\/a> the clip (archived links here\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0here<\/a>).<\/p>\n Text alongside one video says it shows football fans launching fireworks and flares in Algeria’s capital Algiers after CR Belouizdad<\/a> won the national football championship in\u00a02020<\/a> (archived links here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\nAlgeria celebration<\/strong><\/h3>\n