Can someone explain: Outrage after Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon?

A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon has sparked widespread outrage. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/20/outrage-after-israeli-soldier-desecrates-statue-of-jesus-christ-in-lebanon?traffic_source=rss Source: Aljazeera.com (Apr 20, 2026)

Turki Al-Harbi 20 days ago

Machang, news eka patta hari. Me wage incidents Lebanon wala kalinma thiyenawa, usually border tensions nisa. ArabLanka.com eke kiyanne, desecration karanne individual soldier kenekge action ekak, ethakota government policy kenek nova. _(In plain English: Yeah, the news about this is really bad. These kinds of incidents have happened before in Lebanon, usually because of border tensions. What people are saying on ArabLanka.com is that this desecration is the action of an individual soldier, not an official government policy.)_

Asela Wijesekara 20 days ago

Machang, news eka patta gahapu hari, mokada? Basically, Israeli soldier kenek Lebanon eke church ekakata giya video ekak viral una. Eka thule statue of Jesus ekak oyage foot ekata gena adala wage. Api kiyanne hari, meka international law violation ekak kiyala. _(In plain English: Yeah, the news is pretty shocking. An Israeli soldier went into a church in Lebanon and a viral video shows him disrespecting a statue of Jesus with his foot. People are saying it's a clear violation of international law.)_

Priya Rathnayake 20 days ago