Viral video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on fire

RATING JUSTIFICATION

The iVerify Pakistan team investigated this content and determined that it is false.

To reach this conclusion, iVerify Pakistan conducted a reverse image and a keyword search to identify the original source of the footage.

Multiple Iranian and pro-Palestinian users on social media platform X shared a video on March 9, 2026, claiming to show Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house set ablaze after an Iranian strike targeted it. However, the clip shows a blaze in Galloway, New Jersey, and is unlinked to the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran.

Israel and the United States launched joint military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other top officials. Tehran responded by launching strikes on seven Gulf states, including Israel.

As the war entered its 10th day on Monday, there has been no letup in attacks by Israel, Iran or the US, with explosions reported in Qom and Tehran, hours after Israeli attacks on oil facilities caused toxic smoke across the Iranian capital. On the other hand, Iran’s Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader.

HOW IT STARTED

On March 9, a pro-Iranian user shared a video on X, showing a massive blaze engulfing a house with the caption: “Netanyahu’s house is on fire.”

The post racked up 395,000 views.

A pro-Palestinian user shared the same video in a similar context while also claiming the death of Iddo Netanyahu, the brother of the Israeli premier. “Iddo Netanyahu, the brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, has tragically lost his life. He was burned alive in his home. Iran did a great job A ballistic missile directly to the home of Netanyahu,” reads the caption of the post, which gained 200,000 views.

The video was also shared by digital media outlet RKM Times. The post, which gathered 57,600 views, said: “An Iranian Shahed-136 drone just struck Netanyahu’s that set his house on fire.”

Several other X users also shared the video with similar content, as can be seen here, here, here, here, here, here and here; collectively gaining 40,000 views.

The clip was widely circulated on Instagram as well, as seen here, here, here, here, and here.

METHODOLOGY

A fact-check was initiated due to the video’s high virality and keen public interest in the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran.

A reverse image search yielded a Facebook post shared on February 9, 2026, before the US-Israel war with Iran commenced. The video shows the same visuals with the following caption: “Happening Now in Galloway 2/3”.

When the team conducted a keyword search, it yielded a February 10, 2026, news report by local American media outlet Breaking AC.com. According to the news report, a fire broke out in Galloway, a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

It reported that all residents were evacuated safely and no injuries were reported, while the cause of the fire remained under investigation.

Moreover, a search to check if any Israeli or international media outlets had reported a fire at Netanyahu’s house did not produce any results.

FACT-CHECK STATUS: FALSE

The claim that a viral video shows Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s house on fire is false.

The video is old and unrelated to the Iran-Israel conflict.

EVIDENCE AND REFERENCES:

February 9, 2026, Facebook video:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1361836689037442

February 10, 2026, Breaking AC.com news report:
https://breakingac.com/news/2026/feb/10/update-no-injuries-in-sundays-galloway-fire/