Overview
- Posting on X on March 15, Benjamin Netanyahu appeared at a café, joked that he would die for a coffee, and displayed both hands to dismiss viral claims about missing or extra fingers.
- The video responds to social-media rumors falsely asserting he was killed in an Iranian strike, including speculation that earlier footage showed six fingers suggestive of AI manipulation.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps publicly vowed to track down and kill the Israeli leader if he is still alive, according to a statement on its website.
- In the clip, Netanyahu urges Israelis to follow civil defense guidance and says Israel is continuing strikes against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- Analysts quoted in French media describe the exchange as part of a parallel propaganda fight running alongside continuing missile and strike activity since late February.