Israeli troops get prison for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
Two soldiers received military detention after an image of a Virgin Mary statue with a cigarette sparked condemnation and an IDF investigation.
- On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces announced two soldiers were sentenced to military prison for desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in the Lebanese village of Debel.
- The incident occurred in a Maronite Christian-majority village where, last month, an Israeli soldier was filmed smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer.
- One soldier received 21 days in prison for the desecration, while the soldier who filmed the incident received 14 days; the IDF stated it "views the incident with utmost severity."
- Father Fadi Felfeli, head of Debel's congregation, condemned the action as "unethical," stating the behavior reflects "extremism and intolerance that should not exist."
- These incidents occur within a wider conflict in southern Lebanon, where more than 2,700 people have been killed since March, with 17 soldiers and one civilian reported dead in the region.
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Israel jails soldiers for Lebanon sacrilege
The Israeli military said on Monday it had sentenced two soldiers to imprisonment after one of them was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon. “At the conclusion of the investigation, the soldier documented carrying out the act was sentenced to 21 days of military prison, and the soldier who filmed the incident was sentenced to 14 days of military prison,” the military said on Monday. In…
Israeli soldiers jailed for desecrating Virgin Mary statue
The incident occurred in a Christian village in southern Lebanon Two Israeli soldiers were sentenced to several weeks in military prison for desecrating a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said. Last week, a photo surfaced showing a service member hugging the statue in the predominantly Christian...
Two Israeli soldiers are imprisoned after putting a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Sea in the south of L bano.
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