Netanyahu says ‘harsh disciplinary action’ will be taken after IDF confirms sledgehammer photo is authentic
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Netanyahu says ‘harsh disciplinary action’ will be taken after IDF confirms sledgehammer photo is authentic
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The Israeli military is conducting a criminal investigation after a soldier was photographed striking a Catholic statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.
Israel’s military officials said they had determined that an image circulating on social media showing the incident was authentic. The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross.
Continue reading...Source: Guardian - World News
