Israeli military refuses to return Palestinian herd, despite telling top court it was seized illegally
The IDF admitted to the high court that an order issued by commanders to seize a Palestinian family's herd of cows was unlawful and is taking disciplinary action against them, but maintains that it has no power to take the herd back from the settlers currently holding it
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The IDF admitted to the high court that an order issued by commanders to seize a Palestinian family's herd of cows was unlawful and is taking disciplinary action against them, but maintains that it has no power to take the herd back from the settlers currently holding it
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11:52 PM • December 29 2025 IST
The IDF says it is taking disciplinary action against commanders who ordered soldiers to seize a herd of cows from a Palestinian family and transfer it to Israeli settlers last month, but is refusing to return the herd to its owners, arguing that authority to do so rests with the police.
