Watan-Video footage has been circulating, claimed by activists to document the outbreak of fire at Haifa Airport after it was targeted by a drone attack on its power station launched by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.
The video showed intense flames resembling a large fireball rising into the sky, amidst a state of terror and panic.
News websites and activists shared a statement from the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announcing the targeting of the power station at Haifa Airport by drones.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army or Hebrew media did not mention any halt to power stations at Haifa Airport, nor did they speak about drones reaching the skies of Haifa.
The truth about the video of the Haifa power station fire According to the Ekad platform, it turns out the video is misleading, as it was captured in the United States, showing an explosion at an electronic cigarette distribution company in Clinton, Michigan, resulting in the death of a young man (19 years old).
إندلاع النيران في مطار حيفا بعد استهداف محطة كهرباء فيه بمسيرات من العراق pic.twitter.com/WHOaKXHEBw
— Arab-Military (@ashrafnsier) March 6, 2024
In a related context, the “Clinton Fire Department” stated that the fire ignited in gas containers last Monday night at an electronic cigarette distribution company.
It added that the quantities of packages and materials present exceeded the allowed limit in the warehouses.
Islamic Resistance in Iraq targets Israeli airport
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Wednesday targeting an Israeli airport in the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a drone.
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— EekadFacts | إيكاد (@EekadFacts) March 6, 2024
The “resistance” stated in a statement that “targeting the Israeli airport came within the second stage of resistance operations against the occupation, in support of the people of Gaza, and in response to the Zionist massacres against innocent Palestinian civilians.”