Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
An Israeli soldier's sledgehammer destruction of a crucifix in the Maronite Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon, drew rapid condemnation from Israeli leaders, the Vatican, and international figures — but critics argue the outrage is disproportionate to the silence surrounding the systematic destruction of over 10,000 structures across southern Lebanon, much of it after the November 2024 ceasefire. The incident exposes tensions between verbal condemnation and continued arms sales, fractures within Lebanese Christian political alignments, and questions about IDF accountability.