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Israeli soldiers jailed for destroying Jesus statue in Lebanon
April 22, 2026
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The Israeli military has removed two soldiers from duty and sentenced them to 30 days in detention, for destroying a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon. The military has apologized, but questions remain about its history of attacks on religious sites Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports from Ramallah, occupied West Bank. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Israel #Lebanon #JesusStatue #HolySites #Christianity #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights #LebanonCeasefire #Lebanon #IsraeliStrikes #AlJazeeraEnglish
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