[Pnews] Al-Barghouti facing 'slow assassination' in notorious Israeli prison

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Al-Barghouti facing 'slow assassination' in notorious Israeli prison
Al Mayadeen English
April 30, 2025
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Palestinian leader Abdullah al-Barghouti is reportedly enduring systematic
torture and medical neglect in Israeli Gilboa prison, prompting urgent
rights calls.

   - [image: Barghouti]
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   Palestinian Abdullah Barghouti, a leading commander for the al-Qassam
   Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas in the West Bank, is escorted by Israeli
   police into the Magistrate's Court for a hearing in occupied al-Quds, on
   June 20, 2012. *( AFP)*

The Prisoners Information Office expressed Tuesday evening deep concerns
over the severe violations being committed against imprisoned leader
Abdullah al-Barghouti inside "Israel's" Gilboa prison
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gilboa-prison-break-left-permanent-mark-on-israeli-security>,
warning that he is “subject to a systematic assassination attempt amid a
serious deterioration in his health that poses an immediate threat to his
life.”

According to verified information from inside Israeli prisons, al-Barghouti
is being repeatedly physically assaulted, leaving his body covered in
bruises, his head swollen with blood clots, his eyes visibly swollen, and
his ribs fractured, causing him sleep deprivation.

The Information Office added that “repression units, led by an officer
named ‘Amir’, are carrying out coordinated raids on al-Barghouti’s cell,
during which he is brutally beaten, resulting in severe bleeding, [losing]
up to half a liter of blood each time.”
Trained dogs unleashed to maul his body

In a harrowing and inhumane scene, trained dogs are reportedly unleashed to
maul his body after every torture session, following explicit orders from
the Israeli officer, who is quoted as saying, “Let the dogs have fun with
him,” according to the statement.

Testimonies obtained by the office further reveal that hot dishwashing
liquid is poured over al-Barghouti’s body after each round of torture,
accompanied by degrading verbal abuse, such as, “You were once a leader but
today, you’re nothing and must die.”

These practices have caused al-Barghouti to fall into repeated comas,
according to the office. His hand is wrapped in a trash bag and toilet
paper due to the complete lack of medical care and protection, the office
noted.

Al-Barghouti is said to suffer from severe pain, forcing him to sit on the
ground with his head bowed. He has been unable to bathe for 12 days and
must soak his bread in water because he is no longer able to chew.
Al-Barghouti is undergoing 'slow assassination'

The Palestinian Prisoners Information Office affirmed that what
al-Barghouti is enduring is “a deliberate slow assassination, a blatant
violation of all international norms and conventions.”

It added that “the occupation’s continued attempts to eliminate leaders of
the Captive Movement will only provoke further outrage and popular
uprising.”

The office stressed that ongoing international silence has emboldened the
Israeli occupation to escalate such crimes, calling them “a stain on the
conscience of those who claim to defend human rights.”

It urged international human rights organizations, especially the
International Committee of the Red Cross, to urgently intervene to visit
al-Barghouti and assess his condition.

It also called for an international investigation and for "Israel" to be
held accountable for these crimes before the International Criminal Court.

The office called on Palestinians and supporters around the world to take
to the streets in solidarity with the prisoners, describing their cause as
sacred and warning that any harm to them is a red line.
Who is Abdullah al-Barghouti?

Abdullah al-Barghouti, also known as the “Prince of the Shadow,” holds the
world’s longest cumulative prison sentence. He was arrested on March 5,
2003, when Israeli special forces abducted him in front of a Ramallah
hospital while he was seeking treatment for his young daughter.

He was sentenced to 67 life terms and spent nearly nine years in solitary
confinement under extremely harsh conditions.

Al-Barghouti played a central role in reactivating Hamas’ al-Qassam
Brigades in the occupied West Bank following the assassination of engineer
Yahya Ayyash in 1996.

At his military trial in Beit Lahm, the officer in charge of his file
reportedly said, “If Israel were ever forced to withdraw from the
Palestinian territories, it would take him with it, as he is considered one
of the most dangerous Palestinian Resistance figures.”

*Read more: 'Israel' won't release up to 100 prisoners, including Marwan
Barghouti
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--won-t-release-up-to-100-prisoners--including-marwan>*
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