Claim: Israeli soldiers greasing bullets with pig fat during Israel-Hamas war.
Fact-check: Unrelated video is shared as an IDF soldier applying pig fat to a bullet during Israel-Hamas war - FACTLY
Verdict: while there is no credible information on the details of the video, the uniform worn by the soldier in the video does not resemble that of an idf soldier. the soldier's headgear is similar to that of ukrainian army. there are reports of ukrainian azov fighters greasing bullets with pig fat to use against muslim chechens during the war with russia. it is also to be noted that both judaism and islam have prohibited pork and its products. moreover, by the time this video is shared, israel's defense forces were not yet ready for ground invasion in gaza territory. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Sushmitha Ponnala
Date published: 2023-10-16T08:16:59