A picture purporting to show an Israeli soldier pointing a gun at a Palestinian youth has been exposed as a fake, The Algemeiner reported Monday. An Israeli named Roi Rahmani found a subsequent selfie featuring both the “soldier” and the “Palestinian youth” while searching online.

Rahmani, who posted the photo and its explanation on Facebook explained that it “was taken by actors, and their goal was to present the soldiers of the IDF in a negative light.”

He added that, “if you… do a little bit more effort, you’ll find the photo posted below that proves what I’m saying, that these two are actors, and as proof: the ‘threatened’ child and the ‘threatening’ soldier are taking an incriminating selfie [together].”

[Photo: Facebook Screenshot ]