Claim: A video shows an attack from the Iranian forces on a nuclear plant in Israel amid the ongoing war.
Fact: The video is unrelated to the Iran-Israel war and dates back to 2017.
A Facebook user, Media Digital Khanpur Mahar posted a video that went viral amid tensions of the ongoing war, claiming it shows an attack from the Iranian forces on a nuclear plant in Israel.
The video was captioned [Translated]: “Iran’s destructive attack on Israeli reactor nuclear installations with Al-Fatah and Khyber missiles. Israeli with Iranian missiles. Nuclear power plants destroyed.”
The original, Urdu-language caption says:
“ایران کے الفتح اور خیبر میزائلوں نے اسرائیل کے ری ایکٹر کی ایٹمی تنصیبات پر تباہ کن حملہ کی”
ایران کے میزائل اسرائیل کے ایٹمی پاور پلانٹس کو تباہ کر دیتے ہیں۔
US, Israel attack Iran
On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes across multiple locations in Iran, reportedly targeting military installations and strategic infrastructure. The attacks marked a dramatic escalation in regional tensions and triggered a broader conflict between Iran and US and Israel. In the opening hours of the campaign, a missile strike destroyed the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab in southern Iran. The strike occurred during school hours and caused the collapse of the building’s roof, killing at least 165 people, mostly schoolchildren, and injuring dozens more. Investigations by international journalists and open-source analysts later indicated that the strike was likely caused by a US Tomahawk missile aimed at a nearby military facility.
Following the airstrikes, Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks against US military bases and infrastructure across the Gulf including installations in countries hosting American forces. The conflict has also spread to Israeli territory through Iranian missile launches. Over 1,300 have died in Iran while US forces have reported at least 13 military personnel killed during the escalation. The fighting has also displaced millions of civilians, damaged infrastructure across several parts of the region, and caused air travel disruptions around the world.
Iran has also sought to exert economic pressure by disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments pass. Disruptions in the strait have therefore triggered a sharp increase in global oil prices and heightened volatility in energy markets. For Pakistan, which relies heavily on imported fuel from Gulf suppliers, the surge in oil prices has had immediate economic consequences. Rising global prices have already contributed to increases in domestic petrol and diesel prices, while economists warn that prolonged disruptions could widen Pakistan’s trade deficit, place additional pressure on the rupee, and intensify inflation in an already fragile economic environment.
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check reverse-searched keyframes from the video, which led us to videos and reports announcing the Ukrainian ammunition depot fire that took place on early 24 March 2017. Furthermore, we found news outlets like Global News and Daily Mail had reported on the fire, as seen below:
The above image shows the article was published in 2017, and includes the same visual as the viral claim. The buildings, highlighted in red, can also be seen in the image below:
A screenshot of a keyframe of the recently viral video
A Reuters report on a warehouse blast in Ukraine also published in 2017, further corroborates that these visuals are from Ukraine, not Israel
Soch Fact Check concludes that the video is unrelated to the ongoing war between Iran and the US-Israel. It dates back to 2017 and likely shows a Ukrainian ammunition depot on fire, not any recent missile attack by the Iranian forces.
Virality
Soch Fact Check found the video here on X here, here, here, and here.
The video appeared on Facebook here, here, here, here, here, and here.
On Instagram, it was shared here, here, here, and here.
Conclusion: Soch Fact Check concludes no nuclear plant was attacked in Israel, and this video is from 2017 in Ukraine