Quick glance
-There is no evidence that "Arab countries formed joint forces against Israel" and "the sixth Middle East war broke out". This statement is only circulated on the Chinese network, and there is no information released by the military and media of the relevant countries.
-At the beginning of April, the Israeli police and the Palestinian people broke out around the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem, which suddenly aggravated the tension between Palestine and Israel. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the situation has not yet escalated into a large-scale military conflict.
Event background
Recently, the Chinese network is widely rumored that several countries in the Middle East have formed an Arab Coalition, and the sword refers to Israel. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Iraq and other countries established the Joint Command of the Arab Coalition Forces in Jordan to coordinate and direct the campaign in a unified way, and the sixth Middle East War broke out.
On the platform of Zhihu, there are also anonymous users who have published the specific context of the incident and made "real-time updates".
The statement contains a lot of details of unknown sources, such as Saudi Arabia will open the passage and allow Coalition forces to cross the border; Although Israel expressed its willingness for peace talks through various channels, it was ignored; Israel sent troops to clear the Palestinian army in the West Bank, and at the same time shelled the army in Jordan, and Jordan also fought with artillery.
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Where did the statement come from?
Keyword search shows that the statement that "the Arab Coalition forces point the sword at Israel" and "the sixth Middle East war broke out" is only widely circulated on Chinese networks. Using Arabic and English to search, no local media or international media have reported it.
On Chinese social platforms, portals and video websites, tracing the source according to the time sequence of information release, the earliest statement that can be found at present comes from April 15-Weibo user "Shi Ningmu" quoted unnamed news that "the Israeli defense forces invaded southern Lebanon, the sixth Middle East war broke out, and the Arab Coalition forces reappeared", and attached four pictures.
Weibo screenshot
Anti-search found that the four pictures provided by "Shi Ningmu" are all old pictures from the Internet, and none of them are related to the recent situation in the Middle East. The backgrounds of the four pictures from left to right are:
1. On October 4, 2014, the Search and Rescue Brigade of the IDF Rear Command completed its eight-month marching training in southern Israel;
The picture was released by IDF Spokesperson Unit, and was used in the report "How to Deal with the Next Generation Threats in Israel by Containing Terrorist Activities" published by Berve Center of Harvard University (English version).
2. On January 18, 2009, Israeli soldiers returned to Israel from the Gaza Strip and sat on an armored vehicle;
The picture is from Reuters. Reuters used this picture as a data picture when reporting the incident of "Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian in Gaza".
Third, the war situation map of lebanon war in 2006;
Map design: artishok
4. In December 2014, an Israeli soldier pushed Zeyad Abu Ain (left), a member of the Palestinian cabinet, during a protest in the village of Turmus Aya near Ramallah in the West Bank. Abu Ain died shortly after.
The picture is from the Associated Press. On December 10th, 2014, National Public Radio (NPR) quoted this picture in the article "Palestinian Minister Killed in Protests against Israel in the West Bank".
However, the statement that "Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon" provided by "Looking at History" is also suspected of exaggeration. This statement can be traced back to the reports of "Israeli air strikes against military targets in Hamas in southern Lebanon" by AFP, Xinhua and other media from April 7 to April 14. However, there is no mention in these reports of "Israel sending armored clusters to fight", and there is no mention of "Arab countries forming Coalition forces to exchange fire with Israel".
On April 5, according to several Middle Eastern media and international news agencies, Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the old city of Jerusalem. At that time, it was the Muslim Ramadan, and many Palestinians were worshipping in the mosque. The two sides have a dispute. The League of Arab States (Arab) issued a statement after an emergency meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on the 5th, condemning the Israeli police for breaking into the Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacking the believers present.
On April 6, Xinhua News Agency and other media quoted the Israeli military as saying that 34 rockets were fired from Lebanon to northern Israel that day. In response, the IDF immediately launched air strikes on Lebanese and Gaza areas.
According to the Israeli military, its planes are only aimed at military strongholds under the control of terrorist organizations in Hamas. However, on April 14th, according to the Israel Times, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with the local Channel 14 news network that Israel had hit the Hezbollah target in Lebanon in a retaliatory strike in the previous week, which contradicted the military’s statement.
Nine countries in the Middle East formed an Arab Coalition?
Internet legend law mentioned that the foreign ministers of nine countries in the Middle East unanimously agreed to "form an Arab Coalition" at the Arab League meeting. The headquarters of the Coalition forces is located in Jordan, with more than 100,000 troops participating in the war.
After verification, there is no information on the account of official website or social platform of the League of Arab States, or on the website of Jordan’s armed forces that the foreign ministers of nine countries in the Middle East met on the Palestinian-Israeli issue in April, and there is no information related to "building an army" and "setting up a headquarters".
In 2015, Al Jazeera, BBC, Xinhua News Agency, Israel Times and other media reported that the 26th Summit of the Arab League decided to set up a joint Arab force () to combat terrorism and regional threats and strengthen military cooperation among Arab countries.
Official website of the Arab League last released news about Arab armed forces in December 2022. According to the news, the heads of the training institutions of the armed forces of Arab countries are looking for suitable methods, hoping to carry out joint training for the troops under the unified purpose.
Screenshot of the news of the Arab League website.
The online legend law also mentions details such as Saudi Arabia’s consent to Yemen’s Hussein’s transit, and Israel’s request for peace talks was rejected. After verification, the Saudi side, according to Bloomberg News on April 9, has started negotiations on a ceasefire in Yemen with a view to reaching a peace agreement after the easing of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The Guardian’s news on April 10th revealed some peace talks plans, including the oil and gas revenue from the Houthi armed control area and the unblocking of relevant ports, but it did not mention that Saudi Arabia agreed to the transit of Yemeni Houthi armed forces.
On the Israeli side, although the conflict between Israeli police and Palestinian people around the Al-Aqsa Mosque broke out in the old city of Jerusalem in early April, which suddenly aggravated the tension between Palestine and Israel, as far as the current situation is concerned, the situation has not yet escalated into a large-scale military conflict. Recently, the mainstream media in Israel, such as The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, Ynet News, etc., have focused on the 75th anniversary of the country’s National Day, and people gathered to protest against judicial reform. There is no report related to the "Arab Coalition Forces", and there is no evidence to support Israel’s claim of asking Arab countries for peace talks.
To sum up, there is no basis for the online statement that "Arab countries set up joint forces against Israel" and "the sixth Middle East war broke out", and there is no information released by the military and media of relevant countries. These statements are mainly circulated on the Chinese network. After dozens of days of fermentation, many details have been deformed and cannot stand scrutiny. Although at the beginning of April, the Israeli police and the Palestinian people broke out around the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem, which caused the tension between Palestine and Israel to suddenly increase. However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the situation has not yet escalated into a large-scale military conflict.
Original title: Mingcha | 100,000 Arab Coalition swords refer to Israel? The sixth Middle East War broke out? fake
Editor: Mou Huilan
Editor: Wu Zhonglan
Audit: Feng Fei
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