Stone throwing Palestinian kids. Photo: Youtube.

As U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Israel last week a small controversy erupted when IDF forces detained several youths, some reportedly as young as eight, for throwing stones in Judea and Samaria.

Such outlets as The Huffington Post reported that the children were detained while “on their way to school.” A video of the incident released yesterday by the IDF tells a different story.

Watch the video here.