Yes, Israeli settlers are ripping up West Bank olive trees – but this video is fake

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A viral video purporting to show Israeli settlers and soldiers uprooting Palestinian olive trees in the West Bank was generated using artificial intelligence. AFP notes that real destruction of Palestinian farmers' olive trees has occurred, but this circulating footage is fake.

Israeli settlers and soldiers have made a habit of destroying olive trees grown by Palestinian farmers in the West Bank and, in recent days, a video showing some trees being ripped up has circulated online. Just one problem: this particular video was generated by artificial intelligence.