Israeli Forces Desecrate Religious Statue in Southern Lebanon
Controversy erupts as video surfaces of an Israeli soldier destroying a statue of Jesus in a Christian village in Lebanon, raising tensions between the neighboring countries.
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have escalated further after a disturbing video surfaced showing an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus in a Christian village in southern Lebanon. The undated footage, which was released on social media on Sunday, depicts a soldier using a sledgehammer to smash the head off the statue located in the village of Debl.
The incident has sparked outrage and condemnation from Lebanese officials and religious leaders, who have denounced the act as a desecration of a sacred religious symbol. Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Muslim political party and militant group, has vowed to retaliate against the
Source: The New York Times
