On October 19, 2023, Georgian lawyer Irakli Zakareishvili published a photo, which allegedly shows the room of a child who was killed in bed by Israel. “This is not the result of the bombing – the Uriahs shot the sleeping children in their beds!” – wrote the author of the post.
The user disseminates a photo manipulation. The photo was actually taken in Nir Oz (kibbutz) in Israel and shows the room of a child after the Hamas attack.
The photo published by Irakli Zakareishvili was taken on October 19, 2023, in Nir Oz, an agricultural commune (kibbutz) in Israel. The photo was taken by an Associated Press Photographer. As we read in the description of the photo published on the website, the shot shows blood splattered in a child’s room following a massive Hamas militant attack.
In addition to the Associated Press, the photo was published by the New York Post and local media Haaretz (archive link). A shot of the same room can also be seen in material filmed by CNN in the settlement. 
In addition, the photo can also be found on the Telegram channel “The Slaughter 710“, the purpose of which is to record and show the crimes committed by Hamas in Israel on October 7.
Kibbutz Nir Oz is one of the settlements that Hamas attacked on October 7. According to local media, 38 people have been confirmed dead in this particular kibbutz, and 75 locals have been kidnapped. Journalists and photographers were allowed into the site by the Israel Defense Forces on October 19.
Since the beginning of the war, disinformation has been regularly spread on social networks. “Myth Detector” verified a number of false claims around the topic.
About the Source
Lawyer Irakli Zakareishvili often publishes posts with anti-Western, anti-Ukrainian, and anti-opposition content. Since the emergence of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023, the user has been spreading disinformation regularly. False information spread by Zakareishvili has been debunked by “Myth Detector” many times in the past.
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