Israeli Soldiers Will Spend Time In Military Prison For Desecrating Statue Of Christian Figure In Lebanon

Two Israeli soldiers will spend weeks in a military prison for desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon.

One soldier was photographed putting a cigarette in the mouth of the statue.

“The soldier who put the cigarette in the statue’s mouth was jailed for 21 days, and the one who took the photograph for 14,” The Guardian stated.

This follows a separate incident where an Israeli soldier smashed the head of a statue of Jesus Christ.

Israel Defense Forces Issue Statement On Photograph Showing Soldier Damaging Statue Of Jesus Christ In Lebanon

The Guardian shared further:

The military “views the incident with great severity and respects freedom of religion and worship, as well as holy sites and religious symbols of all religions and communities,” spokesperson Lt Col Ariella Mazor wrote on X.

The photo appeared days after images of an Israeli soldier wielding an axe against a fallen statue of Jesus on the cross in the southern