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West Bank Settler on Hunger Strike Faints in Jerusalem Detention Cell
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By רבקה שורק
First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jul 16, 2026
What happened
Tal Dradik, a West Bank settler detained for violating an administrative order, fainted in a Jerusalem jail after nine days on hunger strike. Courts have kept him in detention despite petitions for his release, while legal advocates condemn his detention as unjust.
- 01Tal Dradik fainted in detention after nine days on hunger strike following his arrest in the West Bank.
- 02He was placed under house arrest without notifying his deaf, widowed mother-in-law.
- 03Jerusalem courts overturned his release to house arrest, keeping him detained.
- 04Knesset members and rabbis petitioned Defense Minister Israel Katz to release him.
- 05Attorney Yehuda Sharqi called the detention a legal abomination and vowed continued legal support.
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