Liban: Israël confirme que le soldat photographié frappant une statue de Jésus est israélien
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli military spokesman Nadav Shoshani announced that the army was examining the authenticity of the photograph. The image shows an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of the crucified Jesus that had fallen from its cross in southern Lebanon.
The soldier photographed lifting a sledgehammer to strike a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon is a member of the Israeli army, the force confirmed overnight after an investigation launched Sunday. "Following an initial examination... it has been established that this photograph shows a soldier of the Israeli forces on a mission in southern Lebanon," the army wrote Monday shortly after midnight on its official account, as the image circulated widely on social media.
Israel has taken control of several areas in southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold, after the pro-Iranian movement attacked Israel on March 2 in retaliation for the Israeli-American offensive against Iran. A ceasefire came into effect in Lebanon on Friday. "Appropriate measures will be taken against those involved, in accordance with the findings of the investigation," the army added, assuring that it was treating the matter with "the utmost severity."
The Christian village of Debl
Earlier on Sunday, Israeli military spokesman Nadav Shoshani announced that the army was examining the authenticity of the photograph. The image shows an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of the crucified Jesus that had fallen from its cross. Arab media outlets reported that the statue was located in the Christian village of Debl, in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. The Debl municipality told AFP that the statue was indeed in the village but could not confirm whether it had been damaged.
The Israeli army reiterated its commitment to "helping the community put the statue back in place" and stated that it had "no intention of damaging civilian infrastructure, including religious buildings or symbols." Israeli troops remained in the area and demolished more houses on Sunday, according to the official Lebanese news agency, ANI.
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