Israel PM vows 'harsh action' against soldier vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon

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Al-Monitor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed harsh action on Monday against a soldier caught on camera vandalising a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon.The photo, which the military determined was authentic after it spread online, shows an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross.The sculpture was located in the Christian village of Debl in south Lebanon, near the border with Israel, the local municipality told AFP, but officials could not say whether it had been damaged.