Israeli enemy demolishes statue of Saint George in town of Yaroun
NNA - National News Agency's correspondent in Nabatieh reported that the Israeli enemy demolished a statue of Saint George in the town of Yaroun in the Bint Jbeil district, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement. A video clip showed an Israeli military bulldozer demolishing the statue.
Former Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram posted a video documenting the moment the enemy demolished a statue of Saint George, adding a comment in which he said: 'The Zionist enemy demolishes a statue with a sacred religious symbol (Saint George) in southern Lebanon (Yaroun) and documents it with complete impudence, in a repeated confirmation of its hostility to everything other than itself, affirming that it is a foreign occupying entity that has no place among the peoples of this region.'
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