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ER Editor: Not a good look for the IDF, but revelatory.
Translation: Shocking photo shared by journalist Younis Tirawi (@ytirawi): a Tsahal soldier (i.e. an IDF soldier), helmet on his head, methodically smashes the head of a Christ statue with a hammer during military operations in southern Lebanon. This is not an isolated case. Bulldozers were seen razing the statue of Saint George in Yaroun on Palm Sunday itself, churches desecrated with graffiti, crucifixes broken, and mockery filmed in Christian villages like Deir Mimas.
🇮🇱⚔️🇱🇧 Photo choc partagée par le journaliste Younis Tirawi (@ytirawi) : un soldat de Tsahal, casque sur la tête, fracasse méthodiquement la tête d’une statue du Christ avec un marteau pendant les opérations militaires dans le sud du Liban.
Ce n’est pas un cas isolé. On a vu des… pic.twitter.com/5psJiPMB1d
— Camille Moscow 🇷🇺 🌿 ☦️ (@camille_moscow) April 19, 2026
Following the completion of an initial examination regarding a photograph published earlier today of an IDF soldier harming a Christian symbol, it was determined that the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon.
The IDF views the incident with great… https://t.co/U6P3x8KWBb
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 19, 2026
The statue of Jesus Christ in Debel, Lebanon, before Israel found it. https://t.co/awia3fkutC pic.twitter.com/PD2nrj3q3U
— Robin Monotti (@robinmonotti) April 19, 2026
A minute-plus of calling out Zionism by InfoWars —
An Israeli soldier was caught on camera smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer. The IDF has claimed that ‘this is not what we believe in’ and ‘this is not what we do.’ But the evidence suggests otherwise.
Christian villages in Lebanon that have existed for two… pic.twitter.com/WVC3gtdfUd
— Ounka (@OunkaOnX) April 20, 2026
Shmuley scores an own goal. (Was Jesus in fact Jewish or Druze? link & link) —
⛔️Rabbi Shmuley rejects Jesus Christ and demands that Christians stop overreacting over the IDF soldier who destroyed a statue of Jesus in Lebanon‼️ pic.twitter.com/6b4NMKX97z
— Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,M.Sc.,DPT. (@drhossamsamy65) April 20, 2026
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IDF investigates soldier for smashing Jesus statue with hammer
The Israeli military says the incident is “wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops”
RT
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is investigating a soldier who was photographed smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a hammer.
The image, originally posted by Palestinian reporter Younis Tirawi on X, was widely shared online, raising concerns about potential damage to religious sites.
Tirawi said the incident took place in southern Lebanon, with a local community page confirming that the statue is located on the outskirts of the town of Dibil, a Christian municipality in the Bint Jbeil District near the border with Israel. The official Dibil town page shared a photograph of the statue alongside a biblical quote: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
In a statement on X on Sunday, the IDF confirmed the authenticity of the image, saying the incident was viewed “with great severity” and describing the soldier’s conduct as “wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops.”
“The incident is being investigated by the Northern Command and is currently being addressed through the chain of command. Appropriate measures will be taken against those involved in accordance with the findings,” the military said, adding that personnel are assisting the community in restoring the statue.
The IDF said it has “no intention of harming civilian infrastructure, including religious buildings or symbols.”
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar later issued an apology for the incident “to every Christian whose feelings were hurt” and expressed confidence in the IDF’s ability to take appropriate action against the perpetrator.
The image sparked outrage online, with former US Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene sharing the post with the caption: “Our greatest ally that takes billions of our tax dollars and weapons every year.” Former US lawmaker Matt Gaetz described the image as “horrific.”
Israel has struck several Christian sites during its campaign against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. In 2023, Israeli aircraft bombed a building adjacent to the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius, Gaza’s oldest Christian shrine, killing 18 people. In 2025, shrapnel from an Israeli tank shell damaged Gaza’s Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in the Palestinian enclave, killing three people.
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