IDF says sledgehammer image circulating online is authentic and is being viewed with ‘great severity’

Viral image sparks outrage, including among US conservatives increasingly condemning Israeli actions in the region

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Sunday that it was looking into the authenticity of an image circulating on social media that appears to show a soldier in south Lebanon…

Netanyahu said the Israeli military is conducting a criminal probe into the matter and will “take appropriately harsh disciplinary action.”

A viral photo of an Israeli solider smashing the head of a statue of Jesus in Lebanon is real, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed Sunday.

L'esercito israeliano ha confermato l'autenticità della foto virale e promesso azioni contro il militare responsabile della profanazione

GERUSALEMME, 20 APR - Un soldato israeliano usa una mazza per colpire la testa di una statua di Gesù crocifisso caduta da una croce: l'immagine circola sui social media, e oggi…

GERUSALEMME, 20 APR - Un soldato israeliano usa una mazza per colpire la testa di una statua di Gesù crocifisso caduta da una croce: l'immagine circola sui social media, e oggi…

IDF says sledgehammer image circulating online is authentic and is being viewed with ‘great severity’

Le forze israeliane affermano che la foto che circola online è autentica. Dal governo di Tel Aviv arrivano le scuse ai fedeli e promettono di scoprire il colpe…

Israel faced widespread condemnation Monday after one of its soldiers was caught on camera vandalizing a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon. The...

The Israeli military says it views with "great severity" the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands "swift" consequences.

The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land said in a statement that the act "constitutes a grave affront to the Christian faith."

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Two soldiers will be removed from combat duty and receive 30 days of military detention, Israel's military says.

Both the soldier who smashed the sculpture with a sledgehammer and the one who photographed the act will receive military detention.

Israel Defense Forces say the ‘soldiers’ conduct completely deviated from IDF orders and value’

Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in jail after one smashed the face of a statue of Jesus in Lebanon.

Destruction of a statue of Jesus in Lebanon is disturbing, but Israel’s genocide is what really demands our outrage.