IDF spokesperson Lt Col Nadav Shoshani said the photograph was taken several weeks ago and that “command measures” would be taken against the soldier in accordance with the findings of its investigation.
“The IDF respects freedom of religion and worship, as well as holy sites and religious symbols of all religions and communities,” he added.
The soldier who hit the statue of Jesus and another who photographed the act were given 30 days in military prison following international condemnation.
Thousands of Israeli troops continue to occupy a wide area of southern Lebanon after a US-brokered ceasefire deal came into force between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April.
The ceasefire has failed to stop the war between Israel and the Shia Muslim armed group Hezbollah, with both sides accusing each other of violations.
Israeli strikes have continued every day in southern Lebanon, with more than 120 people killed in the past week, including civilians, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Hezbollah has meanwhile been attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and also northern Israel with rockets, drones and mortars.
On Wednesday night, an Israeli air strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire began.
The IDF said the attack in Dahieh killed the commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, Ahmed Ali Balout. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.
At least 2,715 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war began on 2 March, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Israeli authorities have said that 17 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in southern Lebanon, along with two civilians in northern Israel.
