A photo posted to the Instagram account of Mor Ostrovski, a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), has drawn outrage and condemnation across the internet, leading to an official rebuke from Israel's military.
The image depicts a young boy sitting near a field, with his back towards the viewer. As the camera peers through what appears to be the scope of a sniper rifle, the boy's head sits centered in a set of crosshairs.
The Guardian reports that Ostrovski is a sniper in the Israeli army. Given the minarets and Arabic architecture in the background of the photo, the child is likely Palestinian
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Ostrovski took down the post and deleted his Instagram account after the photo went viral on the internet. Screenshots of the image remain.
Israeli Sniper Mor Ostrovski Posts Photo Of Palestinian Child In Crosshairs On Instagram (PHOTO)
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