Nigeria, April 20 -- The Israeli army has said it will investigate its soldier who was spotted smashing a statue of Jesus in Southern Lebanon.

The announcement came after public outrage over a viral photograph showing the Israeli soldier smashing the head of the statue.

The Israel Defence Force confirmed the authenticity of the photograph on Sunday, which garnered more than 5 million views on X.

The army, in a statement on X, said the soldier's conduct is outrightly against its values and that the incident is currently being investigated by the Northern Command.

"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 pho...