IDF Soldier Takes Sledgehammer to Jesus Statue During Operations in Lebanon

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Apr. 20, 2026

An Israeli soldier has been photographed smashing a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer during operations in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon |

An Israeli soldier smashing the head of a Jesus Christ statue during operations in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/Sj1m16tj9q
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) April 19, 2026

A local page from the christian town of Debel mention that the statue belongs to them

The page remarked:

“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34)” pic.twitter.com/bUK1Gau1Ua
— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) April 19, 2026

The photo went viral after being shared by Palestinian journalist Younis Tirawi, who regularly digs up evidence of IDF soldiers committing war crimes from their own social media pages.

The IDF on Sunday admitted the photo was legit and promised an investigation.

Following the completion of an initial examination regarding a photograph published earlier today of an IDF soldier harming a Christian symbol, it was determined that the photograph depicts an IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon.

The IDF views the incident with great… https://t.co/U6P3x8KWBb
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) April 19, 2026

That will go nowhere as the soldiers are literally just following the supposed commandment to destroy "false idols" (which includes images and statues of Jesus Christ).

Why not? That’s literal Avodah Zorah. I hope no person was hurt or scared in this incident. But we’re not who we are as Torah Jews if we aren’t making a statement that these false idols must go from the holy land of Israel.
— אורית בן-חיים 𓉱 (@Ourit) April 19, 2026

These soldiers are enforcing the Noahide Laws, which Ben Shapiro revealed the other day on his show he thinks all non-Jews (i.e., "goyim") should be forced to follow.

Ben Shapiro: "I'm a Jew. That means I don't believe in the divinity of Jesus."

"Judaism is not the only path to heaven… [A]s long as people who are not Jewish follow seven basic Noahide Laws—and this includes Christians and Muslims—they too have a share in the world to come." pic.twitter.com/sUL5Sdy6gW
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) April 15, 2026

Just very "basic" stuff here, folks! pic.twitter.com/vjzA27ObXm
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) April 15, 2026

.@ElishaKrauss wins with this comment on Jesus' "hands up, don't shoot" pose: "it should be hands up, don't nail." pic.twitter.com/4RL9N4T2KE
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 29, 2014

The exposure of this photo couldn't have come at a worse time for the Israel Lobby. For months now, they've been desperately trying to ingratiate themselves to Christians after coming to the conclusion that evangelicals and other Christian Zionists are "the last bastion of philo-Semitism" in America.

Here's the Pew Research survey which found that Jews had a -40 favorability rating towards Evangelical Christians, whereas Evangelical Christians were +39 towards Jews. pic.twitter.com/48zRQhNqqc
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) January 27, 2026

UPDATE: Speak of the devil...

Israeli TV laments viral photo of IDF soldier smashing Jesus statue as a PR disaster: "This does not look good at all for the Israelis!" pic.twitter.com/gm0FpAXFnl
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) April 20, 2026

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