Video of Palestinians celebrating Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Rating Justification

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

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

Posts from multiple users on social media platforms X, Instagram and YouTube shared a video on October 10, 2025, claiming to show Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound celebrating the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza. However, the clip is old, from January this year.

On Oct 3, Israeli forces declared a ceasefire in Gaza and withdrew from some of their positions in the enclave. A day earlier, Tel Aviv and Palestinian group Hamas signed an agreement to stop hostilities in the Strip and free Israeli prisoners in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Israelis and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the deal was announced, the first phase of US Presi­dent Donald Trump’s initiative to end the two-year conflict in Gaza that has killed over 67,000 Palestinians and upended the Middle East.

HOW IT STARTED

On Oct 10, American political commentator and influencer Jackson Hinkle shared a video on X, wherein Palestinians could be seen distributing sweets in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. In the background, fireworks lit up the night sky.

“After the ceasefire in Gaza, sweets and water are being distributed in the courtyard of Masjid Al-Aqsa,” the caption of the post said. It gathered 92,000 views, 12,000 likes and was reshared 2,200 times.

The same video was also shared on Instagram by a social media user who frequently posted content from Gaza. The caption of the post said, “Joy of the end of the way on Gaza.”

It garnered 16,200 likes and 301,000 views.

The clip was subsequently shared by other accounts on Instagram, as can be seen here, here and here, amassing 92,152 views.

The video was shared on Facebook and YouTube as well, as seen here, here, here and here.

METHODOLOGY

A fact check was initiated to determine the veracity of the claim due to its high virality and keen public interest in the matter.

A reverse image search yielded several results, which showed that the video was from January 2025, as seen here, here, here and here.

The video was also shared by Palestinian photojournalist Belal Khaled on Jan 18, with the caption: “Al-Aqsa Mosque celebrates the ceasefire.”

Earlier this year, on Jan 19, a ceasefire, mediated by Qatar, was reached in Gaza after 15 months of fighting. The pause in the conflict remained in place until March 18, when Israel violated it through intense air strikes that killed over 400 Palestinians.

Separately, a keyword search yielded news reports and videos that confirmed that a celebration was indeed held at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound after the ceasefire in January, as can be seen in a Jan 17 video by social media news channel The World.

FACT-CHECK STATUS: MISLEADING

The claim that a viral video shows Palestinians at the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque distributing sweets after the latest Israel-Hamas ceasefire is misleading.

The video is actually from January 2025 when a previous ceasefire was announced at the time.

Evidence and References

Instagram, Jan 18: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE-OhJVThso/
Instagram, Jan 19: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE_BZT5MaB7/?hl=af
TikTok, Jan 19: https://www.tiktok.com/@zragan11/video/7461501369564810503
Facebook, Jan 19: https://www.facebook.com/islamifyblog/videos/celebrations-in-al-aqsa-as-the-first-phase-of-the-ceasefire-begins/1303755324004148/
Belal Khaled, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE-d43RyCMb/
The World, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lmKJK2MZ9lU