In a statement issued after a video released Thursday evening, Palestinian Prisoners Club Chairman Abdullah al-Zaghari said Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir’s threat against Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti amounted to a clear indication of the occupation’s intent to liquidate him and other imprisoned leaders. Al-Zaghari described the remarks as emerging from a backdrop of unprecedented crimes against prisoners since the start of the war, heightening fears for Barghouti’s safety.
Breaking | Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir forcibly entered the solitary confinement section of “Ganot” prison and directly threatened Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a senior Fatah Central Committee member, in his cell.
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Al-Zaghari noted that Barghouti, who has been held in solitary confinement since the war began, is currently in Ramon Prison along with numerous other prisoner movement leaders. He described harsh and tragic conditions, including starvation, denial of medical care, and systematic assaults by heavily armed special units during crackdowns. Barghouti and dozens of other leaders have reportedly endured repeated assaults with injuries of varying severity, as prison authorities continue to obstruct visits and frequently transfer detainees under brutal conditions.
The chairman placed full responsibility for Barghouti’s life and safety on the occupying authorities, urging the international community to reassert its role in opposing the “war of extermination,” halting the systematic abuses of prisoners, and ending what he termed complicity and impotence in the face of occupation policies.
Raed Abu al-Hummus, head of the Commission of Prisoners’ and Freed Prisoners’ Affairs, described Ben-Gvir’s actions as a “public threat” and said the words and tone used by Ben-Gvir inside Barghouti’s cell signal dangerous concealed intentions. Abu al-Hummus recalled Ben-Gvir’s history of torturing prisoners on camera and characterized his conduct as rooted in hatred and racism. He warned that the life of a leader like Abu al-Qassam could be at risk and urged Palestinians to rally in support of Barghouti and other unifying figures, while calling on international organizations to intervene to protect him.
In the same context, the Palestinian Center for the Defense of Prisoners warned that prisoner Barghouti could be subjected to a silent execution, given the continued incitement against him from the highest Israeli levels, which has reached a very dangerous stage.
He pointed out that what happened constitutes barbaric behavior that reflects the mentality of the gangs that have come to dominate the work of the current right-wing government.
He reiterated his call for the international community and the United Nations to provide international protection for Palestinian prisoners and detainees in light of the increasing Israeli abuse of their rights and the legitimization of this abuse by the prison authorities.
Ben-Gvir Threatens Barghouti
Yesterday, Thursday, Ben-Gvir stormed the solitary confinement section of Ganot Prison (also known as Ramon Prison or Nafha Prison) and threatened prisoner leader Barghouti inside his cell, telling him: “You will not defeat us. Whoever harms the people of Israel, we will wipe them out.”
Marwan Barghouti is a prominent politician and leader in the Fatah movement. He participated in the First Intifada in 1987 and was one of the most prominent figures of the Second Intifada in 2000.
Source: Agencies (translated by Al-Manar English Websites)
