"Iran launches counterattacks," reads in part a Sinhala-language Facebook post published on June 22, 2025. "The video below shows the situation in Tel Aviv".
It goes on to give details of the attack, which it says came after the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, and shares a clip showing firefighters dousing flames that engulfed a building.
US President Donald Trump said on June 21 that the strikes were a "very successful attack", before Iran's armed forces said they targeted multiple sites in Israel in retaliation, including Ben Gurion airport, logistics bases and various layers of command and control centres (archived link).
It also launched missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar -- the biggest US military facility in the Middle East (archived link).
Trump announced on June 24 that Iran and Israel had agreed to a "complete and total ceasefire" (archived link).
Iran's health ministry said Israeli strikes have killed at least 610 civilians during the 12-day war, while official figures from Israel said 28 people were killed in strikes across the country (archived link).
But the clip is unrelated to the ongoing conflict. AFP has previously debunked a separate false claim that used the same video.
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