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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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Pakistan condemns Israeli minister's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir a day earlier. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement called the act “a direct assault on the sanctity and historical character of the holy site,” adding that it is a violation of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions. 🔊PR No.9️⃣3️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Pakistan Strongly Condemns Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Occupying Power 🔗⬇️https://t.co/8hDOiYeWqv pic.twitter.com/ZjntF2FirH — Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) April 7, 2026 The ministry described the act as "reprehensible" and categorically rejected “all attempts by the Israeli occupying authorities to alter or undermine the established religious, historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque.” It also called upon the international community to take urgent and effective measures to prevent such provocations. The statement further reiterated Pakistan's "unwavering and principled support" for the “just cause of the Palestinian people, including their inalienable right to self-determination, and for the establishment of an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, based on the pre-June 1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.” Read: Israel continues to bar Muslims from Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque for 4th straight week Besides Pakistan, multiple Muslim countries also condemned the incident. According to TRT World, far-right Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir entered the Al-Aqsa compound through the Moroccan Gate and toured its courtyards on Monday. A day earlier, Qatar's foreign ministry condemned the storming, saying the country considered it "a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and a provocation of the feelings of Muslims worldwide." #Statement | Qatar Condemns Israeli National Security Minister's Storming of Al Aqsa Mosque Doha | April 6, 2026 The State of Qatar condemns the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli National Security Minister under the protection of the occupation police, considering it a… pic.twitter.com/W0BKQsqWbK — Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) April 6, 2026 The ministry affirmed Qatar's "categorical rejection of attempts to undermine the religious and historical status of Al-Aqsa Mosque," adding that it "also stresses the need for the international community to uphold its moral and legal responsibilities towards Jerusalem and its holy sites and to firmly confront the repeated Israeli violations." Reiterating Qatar's "unwavering position on the just cause of Palestine and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people," the ministry maintained support for the Palestinians' "full right to practice their religious rites without restrictions and to establish their independent state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital." Furthermore, in an official statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that it strongly condemned "the raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque carried out by an Israeli minister." It added that "the violations and provocations by the Netanyahu government targeting the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque, a sacred site exclusively for Muslims, are unacceptable." The statement concluded with the ministry stating that "ensuring the opening of Al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslim worship and the removal of all restrictions preventing freedom of worship at holy sites in East Jerusalem is a shared responsibility of the international community." Read More: Jerusalem’s Muslims despair on Eidul Fitr as access to Al-Aqsa Mosque denied amid war Jordan also "condemned the incursion by the extremist Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, today into Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police." In a post on X, Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates described the act as "a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, a condemned escalation and unacceptable provocation, and an infringement on the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the existing historical and legal status quo." دانت وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين اقتحام وزير الأمن القومي الإسرائيلي المتطرف إيتمار بن غفير اليوم المسجد الأقصى المبارك/ الحرم القدسي الشريف، تحت حماية شرطة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي؛ خرقًا فاضحًا للقانون الدولي والقانون الدولي الإنساني، وتصعيدًا مدانًا واستفزازًا غير مقبول،… pic.twitter.com/n2EybqWQsu — وزارة الخارجية وشؤون المغتربين الأردنية (@ForeignMinistry) April 6, 2026 The statement termed the act "an attempt to impose temporal and spatial division," stressing that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied city of Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites. Al-Aqsa has been closed by Israel after the start of its war with Iran on February 28. Israel has cited security concerns for the closure, while Muslim nations including Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, have condemned the occupation authorities' imposed closure to Muslim worshippers. A joint statement by the foreign ministers of the Muslim nations called on Israel, as the occupying power, to immediately cease the closure of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, remove access restrictions to the Old City of Jerusalem, and refrain from obstructing Muslim worshippers' access to the mosque.

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