What is the accuracy of the circulated video that appears to target an Israeli helicopter in Rafah?
A video went viral on social media captioned " O Allah Al-Quds Brigades: we have targeted an Israeli helicopter with an SA-18 missile in eastern Rafah during the evacuation of dead and injured Israeli soldiers in Rafah's Alshaboura trap.
Clarification
The video is old, showing a helicopter crash in the Aleppo countryside of Syria. It was targeted by opposition factions to the Syrian government, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and his assistant in 2020.
The post was circulated right after Al-Quds Brigades posted videos of detecting and targeting an Israeli helicopter with a SA-18 missile in eastern Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. This happened during the evacuation of dead and injured Israeli soldiers, according to media reports.