A Nov. 26 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces being interviewed about fighting terrorists in a kibbutz in Israel on Oct. 7. A kibbutz is a communal settlement in Israel.
On-screen text included in the post reads, "IDF tanks fire on their own people," while the post's caption reads, "The hidden realities of Oct. 7th.”
The video was liked more than 100,000 times in four days. It was first shared by another Instagram account that obtained over 4,000 likes.
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None of the soldiers interviewed in the clip say they shot at Israeli civilians, and the video does not show evidence of Israeli tanks firing on civilians. The Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Hamas militants launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israel on the morning of Oct. 7, killing hundreds of Israeli soldiers and civilians.
The Instagram clip was taken from a Keshet 12 News report about a...
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