Israel Defence Minister Died in Missile Attack by Iran? Fake News Reports of Yoav Gallant's Death Go Viral on Social Media, Here's a Fact Check
Social media posts had spread the misinformation of Yoav Gallantโs death following Tehranโs launch of over 180 ballistic missiles in response to Israelโs recent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Reports claiming Israeli Defense Minister died in an Iranian missile attack on October 1, 2024, are false, according to his spokesperson. Social media posts had spread the misinformation of Yoav Gallantโs death following Tehranโs launch of over 180 ballistic missiles in response to Israelโs recent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Gallantโs spokesperson confirmed he is alive, and Gallant later posted a photo of himself meeting personnel involved in missile interception. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also confirmed speaking with Gallant about Israelโs defence efforts. The Israeli Defence Forces stated most of the missiles were intercepted, with only minor hits in central and southern Israel.ย Iran Attacks Israel: โTehran Fully Ready for Any Retaliation,โ Senior Official Says After Bombarding Tel Aviv.
Israel Defence Minister Died?
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant killed during Iranian missile attack, various sources claim, as Israeli newspaper Haaretz says unable to reach minister for over an hour while other outlets claim he is under protection in a shelter pic.twitter.com/KeOS9QGl35
โ Tรผrkiye Today (@turkiyetodaycom) October 1, 2024
Report the death of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, but there is no official confirmation yet. pic.twitter.com/9QiDbsgTxS
โ The Court of Saint Pamela (@PamelaTaylor000) October 2, 2024
Yoav Gallant Posts Picture of Himself on X
ืืื ืขื ืืฆืืจืช ืืืืฆืขืืช ืฉื ืฆืืดื, ืขืงืืชื ืืืืื ืืืืฆื ืืคืืงืื ืืืจ ืคืขืืืืช ืืืื ื ืืืืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืืืชืงืคื ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืคืืฉืขืช ื ืื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื.
ืืืจืื ืื ืืคืืงื ืืงื - ืื ืฉืชืืงืฃ ืืช ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืืื. pic.twitter.com/z1KpnUYQNh
โ ืืืื ืืื ื - Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) October 1, 2024
Reports of Yoav Gallantโs Death are Not True
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ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: Propagandists are circulating claims that Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has been killed in the Iranian attack on Israel. The fact is that these claims are false and self-invented. No such reports have come to light, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/90GTBqyRQ8
โ D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 2, 2024
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