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'Stunned' Netanyahu vows punishment for Israeli soldier who smashed crucifix
Published:  Apr 21, 2026 1:29 PM
Updated: 5:31 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that a soldier will face punishment after desecrating a crucifix in a village in southern Lebanon, saying the act runs contrary to Jewish values of tolerance.

"I was ⁠stunned and saddened to learn that an IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) soldier damaged a Catholic religious icon in southern Lebanon. I condemn the act in the strongest terms," he wrote on X.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, who described the...


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