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An image of an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in south Lebanon was widely circulated on social media, prompting anger, with the Israeli army saying on Monday that the image was authentic.The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head on a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The sculpture is located in the Christian village of Debl in south Lebanon, near the border with Israel, the local municipality told AFP, but officials could not say whether it had been damaged.Israel’s army said in a post on its official X account on Monday that it viewed the incident with “great severity,” adding that the “soldier’s conduct is wholly inconsistent with the values expected of its troops.”“Following the completion of an initial examination regarding a photograph published earlier today of an IDF soldier harming a Christian symbol, it was
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