The images look like a science fiction film. Since October 15, a video posted on Facebook shows, according to the description, “ordinary Egyptians” crossing the Palestinian border to deliver “water, food and supplies” to the residents of Gaza. An action applauded in the comments. However, there is a strong chance that this video broadcast by the media Kurdistan 24 is false. 20 minutes explains why.
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Dramatic piano music in the background, the video in question shows several hundred people – Egyptians, according to the description – heading with packages on their backs towards the same point which would be the border to Gaza. These packages would contain all kinds of resources to help Gazans.
To understand why this video is probably fake, we need to add some context here. The video was published on October 15, a week after the Hamas attack on Israel and the repercussions on Gaza. From then on, the already landlocked Palestinian territory was imposed “a total siege” by Israel. In Gaza, essential resources such as electricity, water and food have become increasingly scarce, or even non-existent, making humanitarian aid essential. But the problem is that there are only three entry points to Gaza, two of which are located on the border with Israel. But the country blocks them.
A video filmed on the Libyan border
The last point, located at Rafah – on the Egyptian border – has become the strategic location for humanitarian convoys. However, for several days, the border post remained closed due to bombings and humanitarian convoys blocked in Egypt. Saturday morning, the passage was finally able to reopen to allow resources to pass through. However, on October 15, the post was indeed closed and no man, even a civilian on foot, could have crossed the passage as the video attempts to show.
This image therefore does not seem to be linked to the recent situation in Gaza. Using a reverse image search, via Google, we found an occurrence of the same image posted on TikTok on August 31, a few weeks before the Hamas attack. The description of the video mentions Sollum and Matrouh, northern Egyptian cities, close to Libya. That is nearly 800 kilometers from the Palestinian border. It’s a safe bet that neither the date nor the location of the video matches the description she gives.