Security analyst Chananel Aviv stated on Telegram that some videos circulating of the attacks in Ahvaz province, southern Iran, are actually from the Gaza Strip, not Iran. He acknowledged that he fell for the fake reports and apologized.
Security analyst Chananel Aviv, who had been a key source on the Ahvaz and Bandar Abbas strikes, issued a correction minutes ago, just before 02:48 Jerusalem, acknowledging that some videos he shared are from the Gaza Strip, not Iran. The apology follows his earlier reports at 02:18 Jerusalem, when he circulated footage attributed to an attack in Bandar Abbas. Now he says he and others were misled by fake footage.
At 02:18 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported multiple unverified reports of strikes in Bandar Abbas, sourced from Chananel Aviv, Yair Goldblatt, and the Ba'aran group. These reports included claims of B-1 bomber involvement. The current correction follows a similar debunking by Arabic analyst Abu Saleh on July 23, who identified widely-shared videos as from a computer game. Chananel Aviv's apology confirms that at least some of the footage circulating in the past hours was misattributed.
As The Zioneer reported, Chananel Aviv has been a frequent source on the strike series, including earlier reports on Ahvaz (July 17) and Qeshm Island (July 14). The incident highlights the difficulty of verifying real-time footage from conflict zones, where multiple sources may share unverified material.
It remains unclear whether the actual strikes in Bandar Abbas occurred as initially reported, and whether any of the footage shared earlier by Chananel Aviv or other sources is authentic. The apology covers only specific videos, not all reports of the overnight events.
5 developments
- DevelopingChananel Aviv reports attack in Ahvaz, southern Iran
- StrongChananel Aviv: footage attributed to earlier attack on Iran's Qeshm Island
- DevelopingChananel Aviv: footage attributed to anti-aircraft fire in west Tehran
- DevelopingYair Goldblatt posts additional footage linked to strikes in Ahvaz, southern Iran
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