Netanyahu said the IDF had 'promptly completed the inquiry" into what he described as an 'unacceptable incident involving a soldier vandalizing a Christian statue in a Lebanese village,' adding that Israel 'deeply regrets the incident'
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Netanyahu said the IDF had 'promptly completed the inquiry" into what he described as an 'unacceptable incident involving a soldier vandalizing a Christian statue in a Lebanese village,' adding that Israel 'deeply regrets the incident'
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10:09 PM • April 21 2026 IDT
The Israeli army said Tuesday that it has replaced a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon that was smashed by an Israeli soldier, and has removed both the soldier involved and the soldier who filmed the incident from combat duty, sentencing them to 30 days of military detention.
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