A video claiming to show a Palestinian nurse inside Al-Shifa Hospital has gone viral on social media. the nurse appearing in the video alleging that Hamas members attacked the hospital, looting fuel and medication.
earliest mentions of the video
Multiple Israeli accounts shared the video that showed a “nurse in distress,” speaking in both English and Arabic, urging evacuations of Al-Shifa hospital with the sound of an explosion in the background. The most notable shares from “Edy Cohen” who’s an Israeli journalist, which reached more than 17 Million views.
يا اصحاب الفخامة والجلالة اسمعوا ماذا تقول هذه الممرضة من مستشفى الشفاء.
— إيدي كوهين אדי כהן 🇮🇱 (@EdyCohen) November 11, 2023
فيديو صادم للتاريخ .
حماس تسيطر على المستشفى الشفاء حماس تسرق الوقود والأدوية. ما عندي أدوية لمعالجة كسر لولد عمره خمس سنوات لأن حماس سرقت الأدوية .
حماس هي التي تقتل الشعب الفلسطيني. pic.twitter.com/cDht1jlA3T
עדותה המצמררת של אחות מבית חולים שיפא.
— אדי כהן Edy Cohen (@DREDYCOHEN) November 11, 2023
"אנשי חמאס השטלתו על בית החולים הם גונבים את הדלק ואת התרופות".
את הסרטון הזה צריך להפיץ לכל העולם בכל השפות.@DrEliDavid@elicoh1@IsraelMFA pic.twitter.com/yHh0xoIfhf
אחות מבית חולים שיפא: ״חמאס מפציצים מבית חולים גונבים לנו את הדלק והתרופות…״
— 🇮🇱🟢Right Lion (@RightLions) November 11, 2023
שתפו כדי שכל העולם יראה בבקשה.
A nurse from Shifa Hospital: "Hamas bombards a hospital and steals our fuel and medicine..."
Share so the whole world can see please#HamasislSIS pic.twitter.com/lNqnVT87dD
Key remarks from a Shifa Hospital nurse in #Gaza confirming additional evidence of #Hamas utilizing the hospital for their terrorist purposes.#Israel pic.twitter.com/cFufOHSpHL
— OSINT WWIII (@OsintWWIII) November 11, 2023
Debunked
Journalists, activists, and fact-checking entities quickly began investigating and debunking these claims. A community note has also been added to tweets sharing the video on X.
Debunked
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) November 11, 2023
I just spoke with several doctors & nurses from Shifa Hospital, all stating in a statement: "We don't know this woman; she has never worked here before & we’ve never seen her at the hospital”
Dr. Jirjawi, a senior physician, told me, "Even the stethoscope looks fake”-> https://t.co/brusNj7GR0
#FactCheck | A broken Palestinian accent, identical blast sounds, and a staged plea for help – what's the real story behind the viral Al-Shifa Hospital nurse video? Discover how our spectrogram analysis unraveled the truth. @EdyCohen #EekadFacts pic.twitter.com/D6chdJ259b
— Eekad - إيكاد (@EekadFacts) November 14, 2023
