The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that an Israeli soldier who used a sledgehammer to destroy a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon has been dismissed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military prison. Another soldier who photographed the act was given the same punishment.
The incident occurred in the southern Lebanese village of Debel, where one IDF trooper snapped photos of another swinging the blunt side of an axe at the head of a Jesus statue. The image spread like wildfire across social media on Sunday, prompting outrage and condemnation from religious and political leaders around the world.
“The IDF expresses deep…
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