This is the incendiary picture of Israelis eating popcorn and cheering as they watch the bombardment of Gaza which has sparked outrage on Twitter.
The photograph was tweeted Danish journalist Allan Sørensen, the Middle East Correspondent for a Danish newspaper.
Along with the picture he wrote: “Sderot cinema: Israelis bringing chairs 2 hilltop in sderot 2 watch latest from Gaza. Clapping when blasts are heard.”
The image, which has been retweeted more than 8,000 times, has led to heated debate on Twitter.
The photo was taken on Wednesday in Sderot, less than a mile away from the Gaza strip, which often finds itself under fire from rockets from Gaza.
The day before, Israeli security forces began strikes in Gaza to retaliate against rockets from Hamas.
One user wrote: “Morality of a people so skewed that murder is a public spectacle. An astonishing thing to see in this day/age."
Another said: “That is just inhumane, abominable and disgusting. Shame on you, Israel.”
Meanwhile one Twitter user described it as "the most gruesome image I've seen the last few days."
Yesterday, Danish daily the Kristeligt Dagblad published a follow-up article online in English describing the scene on the hill.
It said: "The hill has been transformed into something that most closely resembles the front row of a reality war theatre.
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