Lebanon resident: No words could capture shock of seeing Israeli soldier smash crucifix in my family’s garden

NewsWorldMiddle EastLebanon resident: No words could capture shock of seeing Israeli soldier smash crucifix in my family’s gardenIsrael’s military said on Tuesday that it had replaced the sculptureSally Abou Aljoud Friday 24 April 2026 16:35 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2964486To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/lebanon-idf-soldier-crucifix-smashed-b2964515.html","title":"Lebanon resident: No words could capture shock of seeing IDF soldier smash crucifix"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-17127","index":0}A new crucifix that was sent by Italy to replace the one that was defaced last week by an Israeli soldier stands in the Christian village of Debel, south Lebanon, Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/...