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An Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer

By Garsha Vazirian

The sledgehammer that crystallized Israel’s war on Christianity

From Gaza’s bombed churches to a decapitated Jesus in Lebanon, Israel’s aggression reveals a systematic assault on the Levant’s Christian soul

TEHRAN — The image lands like a physical blow: An Israeli soldier in full uniform stands outside a family home in the Maronite Christian village of Debel, six kilometers from the border, and swings a sledgehammer straight into the head of a Jesus statue on its crucifix.

2026-02-21 17:57

Israeli airstrikes kill at least ten in eastern Lebanon

At least ten people were killed, and 25 were injured on Friday as Israeli warplanes and naval vessels targeted several towns in the Bekaa region, including Riyaq and Bednayel, Al Mayadeen reported.

Ali Jaber (L) and his father Hassan were both killed in an Israeli airstrike on February 9, 2026

2026-02-09 16:12

Israeli airstrike kills four-year-old boy and father in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle in the town of Yanouh, located in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, resulting in the death of three people, Al Mayadeen reported Monday.

2025-12-15 15:06

Israel launches deadly drone strikes in southern Lebanon

At least three people were killed in southern Lebanon on Monday in violent Israeli drone attacks targeting multiple villages.

2025-12-09 19:26

Israel violates Lebanon ceasefire again, unleashing heavy airstrikes and ground demolitions

TEHRAN — Israeli warplanes unleashed a heavy barrage across southern Lebanon late Monday into Tuesday, hammering Jabal Safi, the valley between Azza and Roumine, and multiple sites in Iqlim al-Tuffah.

2025-09-21 21:04

Israeli drone strike kills three children and their father in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon

On Sunday, Israel killed three children and their father in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, when a drone strike hit a motorcycle just as a family car passed by.