Since a Hamas-led terror attack left nearly 1,200 people dead in Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel has killed more than 55.000 Palestinians, according to health officials in Gaza, and destroyed large parts of Gaza. Israel has blocked nearly all foreign journalists from reporting from Gaza. Palestinians journalists have worked within the territory to get news and images out to the world.

There are many online videos that show mass destruction. However, there is also a lot of confusion about the images shared online. Though much of the content is real, oftentimes AI-generated images go viral, contributing to the confusion. DW has confirmed that one video that has recently circulated widely is real.

Claim: This viral video, which had been viewed more than 9 million times when this article was published, shows some of the mass destruction in Gaza (archived here). "The world was silent while........

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