Video of 'Palestinian fighter' threatening Paris Olympics debunked

Wearing a keffiyeh around his face, and a Palestine flag hoodie, a man in a recent viral video proclaimed in Arabic that “rivers of blood” would flow through the streets of Paris during the upcoming Olympics. 

In the video, first posted to X on Sunday, the masked man lambasts the French people, and President Emmanuel Macron, for supporting “the Zionist regime in its criminal war against the people of Palestine”.

“You invited the Zionists to the Olympic Games. You will pay for what you have done,” he said, referring to the event that begins later this week.

“Rivers of blood will flow through the streets of Paris. This day is approaching, God willing. Allah is the greatest,” the man concluded, before holding up a fake severed head.

Social media users were quick to attribute the video to Hamas - an accusation the group denied.

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