Fact Check: Video of anti-govt protest VIRAL as Israeli police removing Indians from bomb shelter
A video of security personnel forcefully dragging people, including women, into a room has gone viral on social media after the Israel-Iran ceasefire. Those sharing the video claimed that this was how Israelis kicked Indians out of bomb shelters when Iran was launching missiles into the nation.The video was shared on Facebook with captions like: 'How the Israeli police removed Indians from bomb shelters.' Its archive can be viewed here. advertisement
India Today Fact Check found that the video is from anti-government protests in Israel that took place on May 28. It has no relation to the recent Israel-Iran conflict or Indians. OUR PROBEReverse-searching keyframes from the video led us to a similar video shared by the Russian news agency RT. The post dated May 29 said that Israeli police officers forcibly cleared protesters staging a non-violent sit-in from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party HQ in Tel Aviv. Israeli police FORCIBLY clear protesters at Bibi's party HQ in Tel Aviv — Jerusalem PostThey staged a non-violent sit-in for 600 minutes https://t.co/fHWqpFqTqx pic.twitter.com/r3oIkEXD0t— RT (@RT_com) May 28, 2025Screenshots of the viral video were also used by Turkish news outlet Ahaber in its report of May 28, which said many protesters barged into the headquarters of Netanyahu's party, Likud, in Tel Aviv. The demonstrators were demanding a prisoner swap deal to free Israelis held captive in Gaza. advertisementMany X users and news outlets shared the viral video with the same information at the time. A Times of Israel report said that thousands of Israelis crowded Tel Aviv streets to attend nationwide demonstrations on May 28, which marked the 600th day of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.Family members of Israeli hostages, who were still held in Gaza, attended the protests and called for a deal securing the release of their loved ones from captivity. Hence, it's clear that this video has nothing to do with Indians in Israeli bomb shelters. - EndsTrending Reel
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