Israeli Fighter Jet Over Abuja During Hamas Leader’s Visit? The Facts.
Amid the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, social media posts from February 2024 have been circulating a claim that a bomber jet was spotted over the skies of Abuja.
The assertion suggests that the Israeli fighter jet’s purported presence was linked to the visit of Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad to Nigeria.
In response to these claims, a fact-checking initiative delved into the matter to validate the reports of heightened tension in Abuja following the visit of the Palestinian group leader.
Reports have surfaced on social media asserting that an Israeli bomber jet was sighted in the skies above Abuja. According to the posts, the fighter jet appeared after the reported presence of Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad and his associates in Abuja in February.
One post reads:
Breaking News: Israeli Bomber Jet Spotted Over Abuja Following Sighting of Hamas Leader in Nigeria’s Capital.
“Tensions escalated in Abuja as reports emerged of an Israeli Bomber Jet flying across the city following the sighting of the leader of the Hamas wanted group in the Nigerian capital. “The presence of the jet in the skies above Abuja has raised concerns about potential military actions or security threats in the region.”
This social media claim includes a link to the report and two images. The first photo displays Hamas’ delegation to Nigeria with two unidentified Africans, while the second picture shows an F-16 fighter jet.
Ejes Gist Media reports that Hamad, who appeared on Nigerian broadcast station Channels Television on February 14, 2024, is a senior Hamas leader. The leaders of Hamas were in Abuja in February 2024 as part of the group’s diplomatic outreach to friendly African countries to increase international support.
However, after scrutiny, a fact-checking platform, Africa Check, concluded that the photo of the jet circulated was old and unrelated to the claim. The platform ruled that the claim was false and should be disregarded.
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