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Fact check: Viral video of Dubai plane crash near Tel Aviv’s airport is AI-generated

Multiple accounts on social media platform X were sharing a video since Monday, allegedly showing a Dubai Airbus A380 plane crash in a residential area near Tel Aviv’s airport due to being attacked by Iranian missiles. However, the video is AI-generated and no such incident occurred. The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran began on February 28, after joint US-Israeli strikes targeted Iranian military, nuclear, and leadership sites. In response, Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones not only toward Israel but also towards US military bases and allied infrastructure across the Middle East, significantly widening the scope of the conflict. Iran’s retaliation has included attacks on Gulf countries and strategic energy infrastructure, including ports and oil facilities, leading to regional instability and disruption of global energy supplies, consequently evolving into a broader regional crisis, with Gulf states increasingly affected due to their hosting...
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One attacker dead, two injured in gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul

One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in ​an extended gun battle with police outside the building housing the Israeli ‌consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to authorities and Reuters witnesses. Police officers pulled out guns and took cover as shots rang out for at least 10 minutes near a permanent security checkpoint. One ​person was seen covered in blood amid the glass towers in the heart ​of the city's main financial district. Footage obtained by Reuters showed an apparent ⁠attacker, in a dark top and carrying a backpack, moving among parked white ​police and security buses and firing with an automatic rifle and a handgun. Two bodies lay ​on nearby streets and parking areas, near grassy areas. The three attackers had links to an organisation that “exploits religion”, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said, adding that two of them were brothers. Two police officers were lightly ​wounded in the attack, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters at the scene. Turkish Police's special forces work at the scene, after gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate, according to a witness, in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS He said ​there had been no Israeli diplomatic staff at the consulate for 2-1/2 years, since the Hamas-Israel war began ‌in ⁠2023, leading to a deep chill in Turkish-Israeli diplomatic ties. The incident occurred next to a major motorway just after midday, immediately outside the tower where the Israeli consulate is located. The gunfire echoed inside nearby bank headquarters, where thousands of workers were breaking ​for lunch. Turkey, a fierce ​critic of Israel's military ⁠operations in Gaza, had recalled its ambassador from Israel in November 2023 and diplomatic relations have been effectively frozen since then. Read: Trump warns Iran can be taken out in one night, says it 'might be tomorrow night' At ​the same time that year, Israeli diplomats left Turkey due to ​security concerns ⁠after pro-Palestinian protests erupted across the country and in front of the consulate. Since then, a heavily armed police presence has been maintained in the area near the consulate. The Israeli foreign ⁠ministry ​confirmed there were no staff at the consulate at ​the time of the shootings.

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