Amid recent tensions between Iran and Israel, a video has been circulating on social media claiming that citizens assaulted Prime Minister Netanyahu’s son, holding him responsible for the ongoing violence.
See some of the Facebook posts where it was shared: Here (Archive), Here (Archive), Here (Archive), and Here (Archive)
Fact-check
Rumor Scanner Team’s investigation found that the circulated video does not show Prime Minister Netanyahu’s son being assaulted, and no credible sources support this claim. Instead, the footage captures a clash between security personnel and the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas during last year’s Gaza-Israel conflict. The incident occurred in the Israeli parliament in March of this year.
In the investigation, a report was found on Indian media outlet Times Now’s YouTube channel, published on March 5. The circulated video matches the footage in that report.
From the report, it is learned that the scene shows Israeli parliament security personnel pushing and dragging out family members of the hostages.
Following that lead, a report published on March 4 on Al Jazeera’s website titled “Israeli captives’ families fight with Knesset security guards” was also found. The same scuffle is seen in that report as well.
According to the article, a clash took place in the Israeli parliament between security guards and the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza as well as survivors of the October 7 attack last year, while they were being prevented from watching Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech.
Moreover, a search using relevant keywords yielded no media reports or credible sources supporting the claim.
Conclusion
A video from March this year showing a clash in the Israeli parliament between security guards and the families of hostages from the October attack has been falsely shared as a scene of Netanyahu’s son being beaten. This claim is completely false.
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