The claim
Video of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running to escape and hide from the Iranian missile attack on Israel at midnight on 01 October 2024
Original review summary
The video predates the attack: Netanyahu shared it on 14 December 2021, saying it was filmed in the Knesset, where he was rushing to cast a vote. During the 1 October 2024 missile attack, he was reportedly in a fortified bunker in the Jerusalem mountains, not running in the video shown.[S1]
Additional context
FACTLY reports that Israeli media outlet Kikar said Netanyahu was called to vote on an explosives law while in his Knesset room on 14 December 2021. [S1]
FACTLY reports that Ynet said Netanyahu was in a video-call meeting at the National Crisis Centre during the 1 October 2024 attack. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026