The Honenu organization said Tuesday it is arranging the release of Tal Yanon Dradik from administrative detention, following Defense Minister Israel Katz's announcement that he would not renew the order. Honenu accused IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot of issuing an 'unfeasible and unlawful' order, and called on him to 'fight the enemy' instead of targeting fellow Jews.
The Honenu organization is now arranging the release of Tal Yanon Dradik from administrative detention, following Defense Minister Israel Katz's decision not to renew the order. In a statement issued about 40 minutes after Katz's initial announcement, Honenu accused IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot of issuing an 'unfeasible and unlawful' administrative order against Dradik, and called on Blot to 'fight the enemy' instead of targeting fellow Jews. Honenu praised Katz's decision and confirmed it is handling the release process.
Earlier today at 13:00 Jerusalem, the story unfolded in stages: first, Army Radio correspondents reported that Katz had ordered Dradik's release overruling the IDF and Shin Bet. Within minutes, the Defense Minister's office confirmed that Katz instructed not to renew the administrative restriction order, citing flaws in the way it was issued. Official statements then clarified that Katz visited Dradik in prison on Friday and that the decision follows a series of interventions against Blot's use of administrative orders targeting Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria. Dradik, who had been on hunger strike for three weeks protesting his detention, was hospitalized with a very low pulse on Monday evening, as The Zioneer reported at 20:08 Jerusalem.
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, 13 coalition MKs and ministers from Likud, Religious Zionism, and Otzma Yehudit appealed to Katz to cancel administrative orders against Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria and to release Dradik. On July 10, neighbors of Maj. Gen. Blot received administrative arrest warrants on their doors, reportedly in connection with Dradik's arrest. The affair has drawn widespread public attention, including an open letter from commentator Gadi Taub warning of a 'strategic danger' if Dradik remains detained.
The exact timing of Dradik's release remains unclear, and the Defense Minister's office indicated that the matter will be handled through alternative measures, leaving open the possibility of other restrictions. It is also not yet known whether the military appeals committee will approve the release without further conditions.
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