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Settler Tal Dardik Freed After Hunger Strike, Minister Intervenes

8/12/2026

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Magistrate’s Court judge Amir Shaked released settler Tal Yinon Dardik on August 11, 2026.
The court refused to tie Dardik’s release to a West Bank military ban, except for Modi’in Illit.
Minister Israel Katz visited Dardik’s cell and ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) not to renew his detention.
Honenu reported that Dardik denied involvement in the March 2026 Khirbet Humsa raid and completed a 38-day hunger strike while detained.

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Magistrate’s Court judge Amir Shaked released settler Tal Yinon Dardik on August 11, 2026.
The court refused to tie Dardik’s release to a West Bank military ban, except for Modi’in Illit.
Minister Israel Katz visited Dardik’s cell and ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) not to renew his detention.
Honenu reported that Dardik denied involvement in the March 2026 Khirbet Humsa raid and completed a 38-day hunger strike while detained.