Islamic State Video Shows Teen Killing 'Mossad Spy'

Daily Mail: Riddle of ISIS video showing child 'shooting Mossad spy dead': Clever editing means boy may not have actually pulled trigger

* New clip purports to show execution of Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam
* The 19-year-old Israeli-Arab was captured by militants in Syria last year
* His family said he travelled to the region to join ranks of the terror group
* But in their propaganda, ISIS claim he has admitted to being an Israeli spy
* In edited video, a young boy, appears to shoot the hostage at close range
* But there are clues which raise doubts over whether he pulled the trigger
* The film never shows the boy's face in the moments leading to his death
* A scene showing the moment of shooting was filmed from behind gunman
* In this moment, the shooter's hand is clearly that of an adult, not a child

Islamic State militants have released a video purporting to show a boy executing an captive Israeli-Arab, but several key details in the film raise doubts over its authenticity.

The video claims to show the boy, who appears to be no older than 10, carrying out the execution of Muhammad Said Ismail Musallam with a gunshot to the 19-year-old's forehead

But heavy editing used to produce the film means it is likely he never pulled the trigger himself and was instead filmed only for scenes to be edited in and around Mr Musallam's death.

WNU Editor: With his death now confirmed, Israel is saying that he was not a Mossad spy .... Israel: Citizen shown in ISIS video had no ties to intelligence services (CNN). The edited version of the video is here.

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Family of Israeli killed by child in Isis video deny he was Mossad spy -- The Guardian
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