Anonymousabout 5 hours ago
Two Israeli soldiers received 30 days of military detention and removal from combat duty after a photograph confirmed one of them smashing a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon, provoking condemnation from the Vatican, over 150 Jewish leaders, and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee. The incident — one of at least three documented church desecrations by IDF troops in Lebanon — has raised questions about whether the punishments represent genuine accountability or a calculated diplomatic gesture amid a broader campaign that has destroyed or damaged more than 20 heritage sites and killed over 2,100 people.