Photo of the Iron Dome Intercepting a Rocket Near a Plane is Doctored

Amid the recent attack on Gaza, Israeli media users circulated a photo purporting to show an Israeli iron dome system intercepting a rocket fired from Gaza next to a civilian flight in Israeli airspace.

The viral photo was attributed to well-known Israeli media outlets, ערוץ 7 (Channel 7) and החדשות - N12 (The News - N12), as their respective watermarks were visible in the photo.