Israel's military says it has replaced a crucifix in southern Lebanon after a soldier smashed it down over the weekend.

Israel’s military removed two soldiers from combat duty and placed them in military detention for 30 days after they destroyed a crucifix in southern Lebanon, it said on Tuesday. A picture that showed an Israeli soldier taking the blunt side of an axe to a fallen sculpture of Jesus on the cross drew widespread condemnation on Monday ​from Israeli politicians,

A statue of the crucifixion of Christ has been replaced after one soldier photographed another swinging what looked like a sledgehammer at its head.

An Israeli army reservist shot and killed two Palestinians near a school east of Ramallah on Tuesday morning, authorities said, in the latest episode of violence convulsing the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan and 32-year-old Jihad Abu Naim were killed in an attack by Israeli settlers and soldiers on the village of al-Mughayyir that left three others wounded.

The Israeli military announced that it had replaced the icon of Jesus on the Cross destroyed by a soldier in south Lebanon on Sunday and sentenced two soldiers to 30 days’ detention. A inquiry by Israel Defense Forces found that during operations in the primarily Maronite Catholic village of Debel,

Two Israeli soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in jail after one smashed the face of a statue of Jesus in Lebanon.

Two Israeli soldiers are in the process of being disciplined for damaging a Christian symbol in Lebanon, the Israeli military announced on Tuesday. Over the weekend, the incident came to light involving a soldier who bashed a large crucifix residing in a small village with what appeared to be a sledgehammer.

Israelis marked the country’s annual Memorial Day on Tuesday, a somber day of reflection filled with ceremonies at cemeteries and sirens when the whole country stops for two minutes of silence to remember the fallen.

(JTA) — An Israeli soldier who bludgeoned a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon and another soldier who photographed the act have both been dismissed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military detention,

A child was among the dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military said it had attempted to break up clashes in Al Mughayir, which has seen a surge of Israeli settler violence.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, April 21 () - Lebanon’s parliament speaker warned on Tuesday that Israeli forces occupying parts of the country's south would face resistance if they fail to withdraw, signalling a risk of renewed confrontation ahead of U.