FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Missiles Over Saudi Arabia?

A video shared on X claims to show missiles flying over Saudi Arabia, originally fired from Yemen to Israel.

Yemeni missiles fly over Saudi Arabia to reach Israel, while the Saudi’s waste time playing sports. pic.twitter.com/8qb2A1Fizo

— Syrian Girl 🇸🇾 (@Partisangirl) December 18, 2024

Verdict: Misleading

The video appears to be from Yemen and was taken in 2018.

Fact Check:

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have attacked Israel with missiles and drones, with Israeli aircraft retaliating by targeting ports and other infrastructure, according to The New York Times. A recent Houthi attack had resulted in the damage of a school, per the outlet.

Social media users are claiming to show Houthi missiles flying over Saudi Arabia to reach Israel. One user wrote, “Yemeni missiles fly over Saudi Arabia to reach Israel, while the Saudi’s waste time playing sports.”

This claim is misleading. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found that the original video is from 2018. The video claims the missiles were over Yemen, not Saudi Arabia.

Youth in Yemen playing football while rockets fly over them. Is this bravery or getting used to your environment? pic.twitter.com/IbC1Ni3t6D

— Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) (@Asmali77) August 2, 2018

“Youth in Yemen playing football while rockets fly over them. Is this bravery or getting used to your environment?” reads the tweet. (RELATED: Does This Video Show Man Taking Down One Of The Recently Sighted Drones?)

The Houthis started targeting Israel in October 2023 with missiles and drones after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terrorist attack on southern Israel, according to the Wilson Center.