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Israel punishes soldiers who desecrated statues, but denies destroying convent

Israel has punished Israeli soldiers who desecrated Christian statues in Lebanon but denies bulldozing a convent, despite satellite images indicating otherwise.

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Jane Arraf covers Egypt, Iraq, and other parts of the Middle East for NPR News.