Does a video of a raging fire recorded from a balcony in Tel Aviv show the aftermath of a missile attack on Israel on February 28, 2026? No, that's not true: The video was shared on social media on October 26, 2024, and there was no claim that a missile started the fire or that the building was used to store munitions. The video was reposted in the hours after Israel attacked on Iran on February 28, 2026, to support the claim the Israeli city was "burning down."
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) shared by the @jacksonhinklle X account on February 28, 2026, with a caption that read:
🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 BREAKING: TEL AVIV is burning down at the moment
This is what the first frame of the video looked like at the time of writing:
(Image source: Lead Stories screenshot of X.com)
Another version of the claim posted (archived here) on February 28, 2026, read:
⚡️Large fire at a building in Tel Aviv, possibly munitions storage
⚡️Large fire at a building in Tel Aviv, possibly munitions storage pic.twitter.com/O1oMvEz50d
-- Reza Zainab (@zainabReza_13) February 28, 2026
The same video was shared in a post (archived here) on the @warintel4u X account on October 26, 2024, with the caption:
#BREAKING Massive fire in a building in Tel Aviv, 7 fire teams are working to extinguish the fire
The cause of fire is unknown
#BREAKING Massive fire in a building in Tel Aviv, 7 fire teams are working to extinguish the fire
-- War Intel (@warintel4u) October 26, 2024
The cause of fire is unknown pic.twitter.com/AAxDn8vynw
The Jerusalem Post published a report (archived here) on October 26, 2024, headlined "Fire breaks out in a residential building in Tel Aviv." The article included few details:
A fire broke out in a residential building on Corkidi Street in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
Firefighting teams operated in several areas to extinguish the fire and search for trapped people. Residents of the area were instructed to stay indoors.
