A Catholic charity has condemned Israel<\/a> after its forces destroyed a convent in southern Lebanon<\/a>, in what it said is a deliberate attack on a place of worship.<\/p>\n The French organisation L’Oeuvre d’Orient said Israeli troops demolished a convent belonging to the Salvatorian Sisters, a Greek Catholic religious order, in the village of Yaroun.<\/p>\n \u201cL’Oeuvre d’Orient strongly condemns this deliberate act of destruction against a place of worship, as well as the systematic demolition of homes in southern Lebanon aimed at preventing the return of civilian populations,\u201d the group said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n The charity said the attack forms part of a wider pattern of attacks on Christian heritage, noting that \u201cChristian sanctuaries were also destroyed during the war in 2024, such as the Melkite churches in the villages of Yaroun and Derdghaya, both classified as part of Lebanon’s heritage\u201d.<\/p>\n Reports of violence against Christians have intensified across the region.<\/p>\n In occupied East Jerusalem, a nun was assaulted<\/a> earlier this week near the Cenacle on Mount Zion. The 48-year-old researcher received medical treatment after sustaining facial injuries.<\/p>\n Restrictions have also extended to religious practices. Last month, Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and other clergy from holding Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre before partially restoring access following international pressure.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/idf-jesus.jpeg\")
<\/a>Images circulating in April showed an Israeli soldier using a jackhammer to desecrate a statue of Jesus on a cross in southern Lebanon, fuelling anger among Christian communities around the world.<\/div>\n