An old video of people radiating old videos running towards the airflow box in social media posts claiming that it indicates China's evacuation of aid in Gaza in May 2025. The clip has actually been circulating online since September 2024, and China's last aid to Gaza occurred in February, both of which predated March 3 on Israel's territory.
“China's aid supplies were called to Gaza. This is not Saudi Arabia's $600 billion. This is not Qatar's $1.2 trillion. This is not the UAE's $1.4 trillion. This is China's aid to Gaza today.
The accompanying video shows people running towards boxes in some ruins.
Screenshot on May 27, 2025 false x post
When Israel imposed an almost complete lockdown in March, Palestinians scrambled to spread the video online 2.
Israel resumed military operations in Gaza on March 18 after extending a stagnant ceasefire. It briefly allowed nine trucks carrying basic aid to enter the besieged territory on May 19, but humanitarian groups say the amount is much lower than the amount required for relief crisis (Archive link).
Food security experts say hunger is imminent in Gaza (a link to archive).
Other Chinese posts and similar claims about Chinese aid in English and Hindi also appeared in May.
However, China's last shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza predated the Israeli blockade. According to the State News Agency Xinhua News Agency, it was shipped from Jordan through a land port on February 18.
The clip was also circulated for months before Israel blocked aid in Gaza.
Reverse image search resulted in an earlier version released by Palestinian users on Tiktok, requiring assistance on September 16, 2024 (archive link).
Screenshot comparison of False X Post (L) and Tiktok Video (R)
AFP here in May debunked other misinformation about China's aid to Gaza.
