{"id":2293398,"date":"2024-07-12T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-post-claims-there-is-zero-footage-of-idf-firefights-with-hamas\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T14:51:43","slug":"fact-check-post-claims-there-is-zero-footage-of-idf-firefights-with-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-post-claims-there-is-zero-footage-of-idf-firefights-with-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Post Claims There is Zero Footage Of IDF Firefights With Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-post-claims-there-is-zero-footage-of-idf-firefights-with-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The post shared\u200b on X claims that there\u200b are no videos showing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) engaged in\u2063 firefights with\u200b Hamas, but\u2062 this claim is false. Several videos have been \u200dfound showing gunfights\u2064 between Hamas gunmen and IDF troops. Various sources, including military \u200dcorrespondents\u2064 and analysts, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-falls-silent-on-rabbi-stabbing-in-boston\/\" title=\"\u2018Squad\u2019 Falls Silent on Rabbi Stabbing in Boston\">shared footage<\/a> of these firefights on social media platforms.\u2064 The IDF \u2062has also released videos of their troops battling Hamas fighters, \u2064providing evidence\u2063 that contradicts the initial claim. Additionally, the Israel Police \u2062has shared videos of their officers engaging with \u200cHamas during attacks, further proving\u2064 the existence of these firefights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fx1Jonny\/status\/1811010569098465602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/Fx1Jonny\/status\/1811010569098465602&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1720791454385000&#038;usg=AOvVaw36n89PCOXWTJYMvT75x443\">shared on X<\/a> claims that there are zero videos showing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) engaged in firefights with Hamas. (<em>Warning: This article contains videos that are graphic and some might find disturbing.)<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In 9 months I\u2019ve not seen 1 piece of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-georgias-governor-kemp-going-to-do-now-that-the-georgia-results-he-signed-off-on-are-invalid\/\" title=\"What Is Georgia&#039;s Governor Kemp Going to Do Now that the Georgia Results He Signed Off on Are Invalid?\">video footage<\/a> with the IGF in a fire fight with Kamas.<\/p>\n<p>As a former soldier this is very weird. Go look at Afghanistan videos on YouTube and you\u2019ll see coalition forces in fire fights constantly with the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>All ive seen is them shooting\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JonnyUtd (@Fx1Jonny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fx1Jonny\/status\/1811010569098465602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are several videos of the IDF fighting with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The IDF ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate the city, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israel-hamas-war-gaza-city-evacuations-idf-rcna161299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. This comes after the IDF stated that the city was clear of Hamas, the terrorist organization that rules the Palestinian enclave, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are claiming that videos of firefights between the IDF and Hamas do not exist. One user wrote, \u201cIn 9 months I\u2019ve not seen 1 piece of video footage with the IGF in a fire fight with Kamas. As a former soldier this is very weird. Go look at Afghanistan videos on YouTube and you\u2019ll see coalition forces in fire fights constantly with the Taliban.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. Check Your Fact found several videos showing gunfights between Hamas gunmen and IDF troops. For example, IDF Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari shared <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDFSpokesperson\/status\/1734634970621096093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">footage<\/a> of an IDF soldier fighting two Hamas gunmen in a building in December 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05d1\u05de\u05e1\u05d2\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d1\u05e1\u05d2\u05f3\u05e2\u05d9\u05d9\u05d4, \u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05dd \u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05d3\u05ea \u05d9\u05d4\u05dc\u05f4\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9\u05dc \u05d4\u05d4\u05e0\u05d3\u05e1\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e7\u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05d5\u05ea\u05e7\u05dc \u05d1\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05d8\u05d5\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e1.<\/p>\n<p>\u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d7\u05d9\u05e1\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc \u05d4\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05e0\u05e4\u05e6\u05e2 \u05de\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05ea \u05e8\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5, \u05d4\u05dc\u05d5\u05d7\u05dd \u05e4\u05e2\u05dc \u05d1\u05e7\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e8\u05d5\u05d7, \u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dc \u05e7\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05ea\u05d5\u05da \u05d7\u05ea\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05de\u05d2\u05e2 \u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05e1\u05dc \u05de\u05d7\u05d1\u05dc \u05e0\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05e9\u05e9\u05d4\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05d1\u05e0\u05d4. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkrOQhhQAz\">pic.twitter.com\/rkrOQhhQAz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e6\u05d4\u05f4\u05dc \u05d3\u05e0\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05d2\u05e8\u05d9 \u2013 Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDFSpokesperson\/status\/1734634970621096093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Emanuel Fabian, a military correspondent for the Times of Israel, has also shared videos of firefights between Hamas and the IDF on his X account. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/28\/fact-check-biden-zero-troops-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Zero Troops Died Abroad During His Presidency)<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The IDF releases dramatic footage showing troops of the Givati Brigade\u2019s Shaked Battalion engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marines-order-stand-down-for-aviation-units-amid-search-for-missing-f-35\/\" title=\"Marines halt aviation units as search for missing F-35 continues.\">close-quarters combat<\/a> with a Hamas gunman in the area of Gaza City\u2019s Shifa Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>As the troops searched a four-story building adjacent to Shifa, from which gunfire was\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kc4sMp5AIg\">pic.twitter.com\/Kc4sMp5AIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/1771944933659668685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The IDF releases footage showing troops of the 188th Armored Brigade battling a Hamas gunman hiding in a tunnel shaft in Gaza City\u2019s Shejaiya neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The helmet camera video shows soldiers surrounding the tunnel entrance, close to a school in Shejaiya, before a gunman\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vVExNsMLpp\">pic.twitter.com\/vVExNsMLpp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/1736061062133256575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Joe Truzeman, a research analyst at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, also posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1800145679278567863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> on X of a Hamas gunman armed with a rocket-propelled grenade being shot after he emerged from a tunnel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A terrorist equipped with an RPG and what looks like a GoPro was identified exiting a tunnel shaft. He was eliminated before he could carry out an attack. Hamas won\u2019t be making propaganda videos on this attempted attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ufkJwWM3MG\">pic.twitter.com\/ufkJwWM3MG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1800145679278567863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>BBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-68387864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> in February that an analysis of videos on the IDF\u2019s YouTube show a \u201chandful of other videos appear to show fighters being shot at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Police has also released videos of them fighting Hamas during the October 7 attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Police publish footage of forces battling Hamas terrorists in southern Israel. At least 30 officers have been killed in the fighting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6mE0nH2HB7\">pic.twitter.com\/6mE0nH2HB7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/1710986017270906900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israeli police officers on a motorbike and the car pursuit and shooting two Hamas fighters in a captured police car.<br \/> 7 October, city of Netivot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OiUlsFw8t1\">pic.twitter.com\/OiUlsFw8t1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd25\ud835\udd22 \ud835\udd07\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd1e\ud835\udd21 \ud835\udd07\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd30\ud835\udd31\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd20\ud835\udd31 \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7 (@TheDeadDistrict) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDeadDistrict\/status\/1711563899424645354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elite Yamas forces of the Border Police conduct a daring rescue mission under intense enemy fire in kibbutz Nir Am <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rNhFo13BUQ\">pic.twitter.com\/rNhFo13BUQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Police (@israelpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/israelpolice\/status\/1711663108249239883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another clip published by police shows officers fighting Hamas terrorists in a town in southern Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SeacCNJKvR\">pic.twitter.com\/SeacCNJKvR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manniefabian\/status\/1710987088600977563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They also released a video of police officers during the June 2024 hostage rescue, which shows them being shot at. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/01\/fact-check-fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-biden-doesnt-need-congress-to-close-the-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Fact-Checking Trump\u2019s Claim That Biden \u2018Doesn\u2019t Need Congress\u2019 To Close The Border)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rare helmet cam footage of the dramatic hostage rescue by our YAMAM officers (Israel Police National Counterterrorism Unit) and brave Israeli security forces! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zLiXyHVvCV\">pic.twitter.com\/zLiXyHVvCV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Police (@israelpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/israelpolice\/status\/1800247521606000849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The IDF referred Check Your Fact to its <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/idfofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telegram channel<\/a>. An FDD spokesperson told Check Your Fact that it was \u201cpretty evident that the post\u2026is a disinformation bot and not worthy of addressing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post on social media claimed that there are no videos showing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) engaged in firefights with Hamas, but this claim is false. There are several videos available showing gunfights between Hamas gunmen and IDF troops, as well as footage of other Israeli security forces battling Hamas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2293399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158488350-scaled-e1719495342685.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,27837,5254,13022,26585],"class_list":["post-2293398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-firefight","tag-footage","tag-hamas","tag-idf"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2158488350-scaled-e1719495342685.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}