According to the IDF, while an IDF official approved Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and his assistant’s visit to soldiers on the front lines in the Syrian Golan, that official was not qualified to do so.
IDF investigating rabbi's visit to Syria

According to the IDF, while an IDF official approved Rabbi Shlomo Aviner and his assistant’s visit to soldiers on the front lines in the Syrian Golan, that official was not qualified to do so.