"Hamas is the only army in the world that wears civilian clothes during war and puts on uniforms during ceasefires", an X user wrote, sharinga picture allegedly showing the uniformed Hamas fighters during celebration of the recent ceasefire in Gaza.

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DW Fact check: Misleading Some users in the commentsinterpret the image as being taken after the current ceasefire went into effect. That is not what this is. A reverse image search reveals that the photo is actually a still from a longer video. It is circulating with similar claims, for instance in Russian, stating: "As soon as there is a ceasefire, Gaza is full of pumped-up, armed men in military uniform". These posts suggest the footage is from the latest ceasefire, but the video is old and unrelated to current events. A 17-second video was already postedon January 26, 2025. Back then, the people in Gaza were celebrating the peace deal that was in effect from January 19 to March 18, 2025.

Reviewed by DW ↗ · October 13, 2025