Israel's military launches a probe after photo shows soldier placing a cigarette into the mouth of Virgin Mary statue.

Image taken weeks ago in same village where soldier smashed Jesus statue; military says soldier will be disciplined in latest act of vandalism to be posted online The post IDF soldier seen placing ...

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An IDF soldier was photographed placing a cigarette in a Virgin Mary statue's mouth in Debel, the same Lebanese village where troops smashed a Jesus statue and destroyed solar panels.

The Israeli military said the photograph was taken several weeks ago in Lebanon Israel's military has said it investigating an Israeli soldier who was photographed smoking and placing another ...

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Troops keep recording their own misconduct, including smashing a statue of Jesus in Lebanon, but the army claims progress in ...

Two recent incidents brought attention to the desecration of Christian symbols in Lebanon — one involving an image of an Israeli soldier placing a cigarette in the mouth of a Virgin Mary statue. First ...

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday sentenced two soldiers to jail for placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in Debel, a Christian village in southern Lebanon, a picture of ...