What was claimed
A video shows a female Israeli soldier taking her own life after denouncing atrocities committed by the Israeli army.
Our verdict
False. The clip is a scene taken from Sohab Al-Ard, an Egyptian television series set in Gaza, released in 2026.
A video which appears to show a female Israeli soldier in distress and talking about taking “responsibility” before shooting herself, with captions suggesting the clip is genuine, is actually from a television series.
The clip has been circulating [warning: depiction of suicide] on X and Facebook and has been shared thousands of times. One caption says: “She takes her own life after denouncing the atrocities committed by the Israeli army.”
In the footage, which mimics a live stream on social media, the woman speaks in Hebrew, with subtitles which say: “Why don't you take responsibility?
“I saw people burning in the field. I can't sleep, I can't sleep. Why? Are you fools? Are you saboteurs?”
After she finishes speaking, the camera angle changes and she appears to use a gun to shoot herself.
But this is not real footage of an IDF soldier. It has been taken from a scene in an Egyptian TV series released this year called Sohab Al-Ard, set in Gaza.
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The scene shows one of the characters, an Israeli soldier, being told they are suspended from duty, going live on social media and then taking her own life.
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