Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot signed a new administrative order against Tal Yanon Dardik, overriding Defense Minister Israel Katz's instruction, according to reports. The order restricts Dardik's movements, contrary to Katz's position.
Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot signed a new administrative order against Tal Yanon Dardik on Monday, directly overriding Defense Minister Israel Katz's directive, according to reports. Minutes later, Blot expanded the restriction to ban Dardik from all of Judea and Samaria, except Modi'in Illit, where he must report to police twice daily. The move escalates an ongoing confrontation between the military command and the political echelon over Dardik's status.
The Zioneer reported at 10:58 Jerusalem that a military court had ordered Dardik's removal from Judea and Samaria, and that Blot had renewed the existing restriction order. The reports, initially from ynet and Channel 12, identified Dardik as the suspect at the center of the Katz-Blot clash. By 10:58, N12 and N13 confirmed the details of the renewed and expanded order, including the twice-daily reporting condition. The Zioneer's own report at 11:05 noted the renewal.
The confrontation stems from Defense Minister Katz's instruction, reported by The Zioneer on July 28, not to renew the order after a military appeals committee found procedural flaws. Blot has insisted on maintaining restrictions, citing security concerns. The dispute has drawn public attention, with MK Tally Gotliv calling Dardik's detention 'clearly illegal' in the Knesset plenum, and neighbors of Blot receiving administrative arrest warrants following Dardik's arrest, as The Zioneer reported on July 10.
The legal status of the new order remains unclear, as Katz's directive was issued by the defense minister, and Blot's order directly contradicts it. It is not yet known whether the political echelon will take further action to resolve the standoff.
4 developments
- StrongCentral Command chief demands to keep Dardik in administrative detention, contrary to Katz's position
- DevelopingFollowing arrest of Tal Yanon Dradik, neighbors of Maj. Gen. Blot receive administrative arrest warrants
- DevelopingCoalition MKs accuse Central Command chief of bypassing defense minister on administrative detention
- DevelopingCourt rejects Blot appeal, Dardik remains under house arrest with 48-hour stay, barred from mother-in-law's home
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