The Israeli military detained two soldiers after they were accused of destroying a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon. The action followed widespread condemnation of a photograph showing an Israeli soldier striking the statue's head with a sledgehammer.

The Israeli military on Tuesday said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon. The decision comes after widespread condemnation of a photo shared online showing an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross. The sculpture was located in the Christian village of Debl in south Lebanon, near the border with...