Tal Yinon Dardik released as court finds detention grounds insufficient

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered the release of settler Tal Yinon Dardik on Tuesday, finding insufficient grounds for detention in a criminal case. Judge Amir Shaked rejected prosecution's request to condition release on compliance with a revised military order. Dardik remains subject to a separate military order banning him from most of the West Bank. He is suspected of involvement in attacks against Palestinians, which he denies.

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court ordered the immediate release of settler Tal Yinon Dardik on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, ruling that there were insufficient grounds to keep him detained in a criminal case. Judge Amir Shaked released Dardik without additional conditions, but noted that Dardik remains subject to a separate military order issued on Monday that bans him from nearly all of the West Bank and requires him to report to police twice a day in Modi'in Illit. The ruling ends Dardik's detention but does not allow him to return freely to the West Bank. Dardik is suspected of involvement in attacks against Palestinians, including a March raid where a Palestinian man was allegedly abused. He denies involvement and has not been charged over those allegations. The criminal case involved six counts of violating a lawful order and one count of obstructing a police officer, after authorities said he failed to stay at his mother-in-law's home in Adei Ad. The military appeals committee canceled that requirement, and the District Court upheld the decision. Judge Shaked criticized prosecutors for trying to combine the criminal case with the administrative process. Honenu, the legal aid organization representing Dardik, said he conducted a 38-day hunger strike and called the ruling a victory.