IDF probes rabbi's ruling permitting uprooting Palestinian olive trees in West Bank

Israeli military considers investigating Rabbi Dov Lior, linked to Otzma Yehudit, over a halachic ruling that permits Jews to uproot olive trees from Palestinian groves in the West Bank. The IDF views the ruling as potentially encouraging violent offenses, theft, and incitement, and is examining whether criminal suspicion exists. This marks a notable internal Israeli legal-military response to religious-nationalist rhetoric amid ongoing West Bank tensions.