The Israeli military sentenced the soldiers after a picture emerged of an IDF soldier smashing the religious icon with a sledgehammer in a Christian village in southern Lebanon, prompting international condemnation.
Sky's @adamparsons reports on consequences for the IDF soldier pic.twitter.com/ejMVshXdzi
— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 21, 2026
The Israeli military sentenced the soldiers after a picture emerged of an IDF soldier smashing the religious icon with a sledgehammer in a Christian village in southern Lebanon, prompting international condemnation.
Sky’s
@adamparsons
reports on consequences for the IDF soldier

