April 20, 2026, 7:26 AM EDT  /  Updated April 20, 2026, 7:35 AM EDT Israel' s leaders and military have condemned an Israeli soldier pictured damaging a statue of Jesus Christ. A photo emerged over the weekend showing a soldier in southern Lebanon taking what appeared to be an axe or sledgehammer to the face of the statue, sparking outrage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he was “stunned and saddened” by the photo. “I condemn the act in the strongest terms,” Netanyahu said in a post on X. “We express regret for the incident and for any hurt this has caused to believers in Lebanon and around the world,” he added. FOR SUBSCRIBERS Fragile ceasefire holds on the Israel-Lebanon border 02:10 His comments came after the Israeli military confirmed late Sunday that the photo, showing a statue of Jesus turned upside down and off its cross, was authentic.…