UN says destruction of Jesus statue by Israeli soldier in Lebanon ‘shocking’

The UN on Wednesday expressed outrage over the destruction of a statue of Jesus by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon, Anadolu reports. Responding to Anadolu’s question on the incident, the secretary-general’s spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, told a news conference that the UN is aware of the incident and called it “shocking.” He welcomed the reports of “disciplinary measures” taken against the Israeli soldiers. “The desecration of religious symbols, the desecration of houses of worship, is unacceptable, regardless of the religion,” Dujarric said. Video footage circulating on Sunday showed an Israeli soldier smashing the statue with a pickaxe in the town of Debel in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army acknowledged the incident in a statement on Monday. READ: Trump post depicting himself […]