Israeli army jails soldiers for vandalizing Jesus statue in Lebanon

On 2026-04-21, the Israeli military said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty after they vandalized a statue of Jesus Christ in the Christian village of Debl in southern Lebanon. The action followed an inquiry into a photo showing a soldier striking the statue with a sledgehammer. The case concerns disciplinary detention of named soldiers rather than battlefield violence.