Vandalism at Prayer Hall of South Lebanon Army Veterans in Nahariya

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Unidentified individuals broke into the prayer hall of the Christian community of former South Lebanon Army members in Nahariya and vandalized its contents. According to Israel Hayom, among other things, religiously and emotionally valuable statues were smashed and pictures brought from Lebanon were torn. Worshippers who arrived at the site ahead of the prayer discovered the destruction.

According to Walla, a note of apology in English was found on the altar. The community expressed pain and concern, but stressed that the motive for the act is still unknown. Police have opened an investigation.