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Summary: Claims that Hamas killed a pregnant woman, cut open her stomach, and killed her unborn baby have been amplified by news platforms, social media accounts, and Israeli leadership including the IDF and First Lady Michal Herzog. The claims are based on testimony by Yossi Landau and Col. Rabbi Haim Weisberg and a later claim of an eyewitness account by Eli Beer. Alleged video evidence of the incident circulating on social media has been identified as a video of a murder by a Mexican cartel. The claims have yet to be corroborated with evidence and are most likely false given the preponderance of counterfactual claims.

Claim: Hamas cut open the stomach of a pregnant woman and beheaded the baby in the Oct 7 attacks

Where the claim started

Media coverage release of fake graphic video

Counterfactual claims and retractions

Pregnant woman loses her baby after being shot on Oct 7

Conclusion: Confirmed False