{"id":57985,"date":"2026-03-30T22:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-channel-13-al-jazeera-did-not-confirm-hezbollah-captured-all-or-part-of-kiryat-shmona\/30\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:04:42","slug":"israeli-channel-13-al-jazeera-did-not-confirm-hezbollah-captured-all-or-part-of-kiryat-shmona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-channel-13-al-jazeera-did-not-confirm-hezbollah-captured-all-or-part-of-kiryat-shmona\/30\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Channel 13, Al Jazeera Did NOT Confirm Hezbollah Captured All Or Part Of Kiryat Shmona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Did Israeli Channel 13 and Al Jazeera confirm that Hezbollah partially or wholly captured Kiryat Shmona? No, that&#8217;s not true: There&#8217;s no reliable evidence to support that claim. Neither news organization reported that Hezbollah fighters had taken Israel&#8217;s northernmost city, located near its border with Lebanon, although the community has been largely evacuated due to ongoing cross-border attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claim appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Truthtellerftm\/status\/2038535104008519848\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a post and video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a post and video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a post and video<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260330145816\/https:\/\/x.com\/Truthtellerftm\/status\/2038535104008519848\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) by the @Truthtellerftm account on X on March 30, 2026. It read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Hezbollah has taken the town of Kiryat Shmona in ISRAEL! Major L for the Epstein coalition!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is the first time in its history that Israel has lost an enclave in its territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF has retreated after losing its main base!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 13 and Al-Jazeera have allegedly confirmed this!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is what the post looked like on X at the time of writing:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Image source: post by @Truthtellerftm on X.com.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can see the post and video here:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neither Israel&#8217;s Channel 13 nor Al Jazeera, based in Qatar, reported a full or partial capture of Kiryat Shmona in March 2026. A <a href=\"https:\/\/13tv.co.il\/allshows\/screen\/search\/1196697\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;search&quot;}\" class=\"link \">search<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260330153852\/https:\/\/13tv.co.il\/allshows\/screen\/search\/1196697\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) of the Channel 13 website in Hebrew found &#8220;no results for &#8216;Capture Kiryat Shmona (\u05dc\u05db\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d0\u05ea \u05e7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4).'&#8221; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/search\/Kiryat%20Shmona?sort=date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;search&quot;}\" class=\"link \">search<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260330160020\/https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/search\/Kiryat%20Shmona?sort=date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>) of Al Jazeera&#8217;s English website also found no reports of Kiryat Shmona being captured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>Lead Stories also searched <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=Hezbollah%20captured%20Kiryat%20Shmona.&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Google News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Google News<\/a><span> (archived <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260330161943\/https:\/\/news.google.com\/search?q=Hezbollah%20captured%20Kiryat%20Shmona.&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search;_ylt=AwrFQNrto8ppDQIAkmVXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3VoM19uZXdzX3dlYgRmcjIDc2ItdG9wBGdwcmlkA09YY05yUC5GUVhhellFMURNa3BuYUEEbl9yc2x0AzAEbl9zdWdnAzEEb3JpZ2luA3NlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMwBHFzdHJsAzMyBHF1ZXJ5A0hlemJvbGxhaCUyMGNhcHR1cmVkJTIwS2lyeWF0JTIwU2htb25hBHRfc3RtcAMxNzc0ODg3OTk5?p=Hezbollah+captured+Kiryat+Shmona&amp;fr=uh3_news_web&amp;.tsrc=uh3_news_web&amp;fr2=sb-top\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yahoo! News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Yahoo! News&quot;}\" class=\"link \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yahoo! News<\/a><span> (archived <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260330162806\/https:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search;_ylt=AwrFQNrto8ppDQIAkmVXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3VoM19uZXdzX3dlYgRmcjIDc2ItdG9wBGdwcmlkA09YY05yUC5GUVhhellFMURNa3BuYUEEbl9yc2x0AzAEbl9zdWdnAzEEb3JpZ2luA3NlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMwBHFzdHJsAzMyBHF1ZXJ5A0hlemJvbGxhaCUyMGNhcHR1cmVkJTIwS2lyeWF0JTIwU2htb25hBHRfc3RtcAMxNzc0ODg3OTk5?p=Hezbollah+captured+Kiryat+Shmona&amp;fr=uh3_news_web&amp;.tsrc=uh3_news_web&amp;fr2=sb-top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span>), and did not find any matching reports for &#8220;Hezbollah captured Kiryat Shmona&#8221;<\/span><span> for March 2026. The world&#8217;s media would have widely reported such an event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Image analysis<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>In addition to no news reports confirming the capture of Kiryat Shmona, the image in the post reporting the alleged capture is fake. The Hive Moderation AI-Generated Content Detection <a href=\"https:\/\/hivemoderation.com\/ai-generated-content-detection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:tool;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;tool&quot;}\" class=\"link \">tool<\/a> concluded the image was 100 percent &#8220;likely to be AI-generated&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"chrome_NlOKBd7uzA.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"379\" height=\"315\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/42vo4Btz4QJsPfQtCoIeHA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTU4NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/lead_stories_560\/48cdc2dbc6edde80964956962252b6d0\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Image source: Hive Moderation.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/fact-check-israeli-channel-13-002339571.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did Israeli Channel 13 and Al Jazeera confirm that Hezbollah partially or wholly captured Kiryat Shmona? 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