Does this video really show Israeli PM Netanyahu being assaulted by parliament deputies? Fact Check
Claim: Video allegedly shows Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu getting beaten up by Israeli parliament deputies.
Conclusion: The claim is false. The video actually depicts a January 2013 incident where a man targeted Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan with a gas pistol at a party congress in Sofia. There is no credible evidence to prove that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was involved in such an attack.
Rating: False 
Several social media users have claimed that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was beaten up by Israeli parliament deputies. Verified X user ‘NBT1776’ shared such a post with the caption : “Benjamin Netanyahu @netanyahu is trying to get this video Scrubbed from the internet and all SMP’s. Facebook & Instagram are labeling it as ‘Sensitive Content’. You know what to do, right? Screenshot below”. The post includes a video and urges viewers to share it, implying the footage shows Netanyahu being attacked or beaten. View the post below –
Benjamin Netanyahu @netanyahu is trying to get this video Scrubbed from the internet and all SMP’s. Facebook & Instagram are labeling it as ‘Sensitive Content’. You know what to do, right?
Screenshot below ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/o1k1w31p0B— NothingButTruth1776 (@NBT1776) September 23, 2026
Other users have shared similar claims that can be seen here and here
FACT CHECK
DigitEYE India decided to investigate this claim and found it to be false. The footage is from an incident in January 2013 in Sofia, Bulgaria, where a man confronted Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan with a gas pistol during a party congress. The video has no connection to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and there is no credible evidence linking him to the incident.
Details:
Firstly, we observed clear signs that the video had been manipulated to create a false narrative. At the beginning of the video, an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is displayed. However, moments later, the video abruptly transitions to a different clip showing a confrontation. The two screenshots below, taken from the opening moments of the video show this manipulation –
Following this, we conducted a reverse image search using several keyframes from the video to trace its original source. The search results led us to a YouTube video published on January 19, 2013, titled “НАПАДЕНИЕТО НАД АХМЕД ДОГАН.” Translated into English, the title reads “THE ATTACK ON AHMED DOGAN.”
The description of the original video identifies the attacker as 25-year-old Oktay Enimekhmedov. We also found that the visuals in the video, including the text displayed on the podium, match those in the claim. A side-by-side comparison of the two videos is provided below –
Another search result took us to a Youtube video published by ABC News on 20 January 2013. The video is titled : “Failed Assassination Attempt on Bulgarian Opposition Leader”. The visuals in the video match those of the claim, confirming that the footage is from the 2013 attack on Ahmed Dogan and has no connection to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Lastly, we conducted a web search with the phrase “assassination attempt on Ahmed Dogan” for a final confirmation.
According to a report published by The Guardian on 19 January 2013, a “Bulgarian opposition politician narrowly escaped an assassination attempt… a man climbed on the stage next to him and pointed a gun to his head at point-blank range.” The report further notes that “Ahmed Dogan…escaped unharmed after his would-be assassin was wrestled to the ground by security guards, during the party congress in the capital Sofia.”
Thus, the claim is false.
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