A video clip has spread on social media showing Israeli occupation soldiers playing the piano in a house in the town of Khiyam in southern Lebanon, with the claim that the house is of artist Julia Boutros, “The Israeli army destroys the house of artist Julia Boutros in the city of Khiyam and the occupation soldiers play the piano that she loved.”
Kashif verified the information and found it to be misleading. Through a reverse search via the “Google Image” tool, Kashif found that the house where the Israeli occupation soldiers were located in was Julia Ali’s family home.
The Observatory contacted Sophie Boutros, sister of artist Julia Boutros, who explained that her sister Julia does not own a house in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon.
“Julia Ali” also posted on her Instagram account “Juliaali1” a composite video on 3/11/2024, in which she appears in the first clip playing the piano in her home, and in the second clip Israeli soldiers playing on her piano. She mentions that the house belongs to her family in a post that read: “Watching the place I called home turn to rubble is a pain too deep for words. This wasn’t just walls and a roof; this was years of my family’s dreams, sacrifices, and love built into a sanctuary. Now, to see invaders wondering through it, mocking it, touching the piano where I once poured my heart into every note… it feels like they’re trampling on pieces of my soul.”
The Israeli occupation army has intensified its attacks against Hezbollah since mid-September, by blowing up the wireless communication devices “pagers” that were used by party members on 17/9/2024, and assassinating Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburb of Beirut on 27/9/2024. On 30/9/2024, the Israeli occupation army launched start of the ground operation in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on 2/11/2024, that the number of Lebanese killed since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon rose to 2,968 and 13,319 wounded.
| Sources of Claim | Sources of Verification |
| The Lebanese Network Sami Al- Halbi | Sophie Boutros – Sister of the artist Julia Boutros Juliaali1 CNN Arabic BBC Arabic RT Arabic Lebanese Ministry of Health |