The claim
The video shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being assaulted by a citizen amid the ongoing June 2025 Israel-Iran tensions.
Original review summary
The video shows Turkey’s opposition leader, Özgür Özel, being slapped at a funeral event in Istanbul on 04 May 2025, not Netanyahu. A version of the video was uploaded that day, before the Israel-Iran conflict, and the review says it has no connection to Netanyahu or that conflict.[S1]
Additional context
Özel was attending the funeral of pro-Kurdish politician Sırrı Süreyya Önder when he was attacked; the suspect was immediately detained. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026