A video from a November 2023 protest in Pakistan in solidarity with Palestinians is shared as visuals of Gaza war victims from March 2025
In recent developments, Israel has intensified military operations in Gaza, leading to significant casualties and displacement. Amidst this, a video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows people gathered around a large Palestinian flag with “Save Gaza” written on it, with objects wrapped in white cloth resembling corpses. The post is being shared as a recent scene from Gaza. Let’s verify the claim made in the post through this article.
Claim: The video shows the bodies of war victims from Gaza in March 2025.
Fact: The video is from a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, held in November 2023 to show solidarity with Palestinians. News reports and visuals confirm that the demonstration took place at Nishtar Park, where participants gathered to honour Palestinian victims. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
A reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video led to an X post (archived) dated 19 November 2023 featuring similar visuals. The post identified the location as Nishtar Park in Karachi, Pakistan. The caption, translated from Urdu to English, states that thousands of Pakistanis, including students from various schools and madrassas, gathered to honour Palestinian victims and over 5,000 children killed in Gaza.
Building on the details from the X post, we used relevant keywords to search further and found that Pakistani news outlet Dawn News had also covered the protest, featuring visuals matching the viral video at timestamp 6:18 minutes. According to the report, the protest at Karachi’s Nishtar Park was held in memory of children killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. It also confirms that thousands of people, including students, participated in the demonstration.
Further research led us to photos released by the Associated Press on 19 November 2023. The caption verified that they were taken during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, opposing Israel and supporting Palestine.
We came across a 21 November 2023 report by Outlook Magazine, which also mentioned the same event. It stated that people gathered to express solidarity with Palestinians.
Additionally, The Associated Press reported on 19 November 2023 that tens of thousands of supporters from Pakistan’s main religious political party gathered in Lahore to protest against Israel’s attacks on Gaza and the global inaction in protecting Gazans. The report also noted that the emotionally charged crowd raised anti-Israeli and anti-American slogans and called for jihad.
To sum up, a video from a November 2023 protest in Pakistan in solidarity with Palestinians is shared as visuals of Gaza War victims from March 2025.