RAMALLAH, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Palestinian Asra Media Office (AMO) revealed on Wednesday that senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti sustained multiple rib fractures after being violently assaulted by Israeli prison guards.
According to the AMO statement on Telegram, Barghouti was attacked during his transfer from Rimon Prison to Megiddo Prison in mid-September. “He lost consciousness and suffered fractures in four ribs as a result of the beating,” the statement said, accusing a special Israeli prison suppression unit for the assault.
Barghouti, one of the most prominent and widely respected Palestinian leaders, has been imprisoned by the Israeli occupation since 2002. He is serving five life sentences on charges linked to the Second Intifada (Al-Aqsa Uprising), which erupted in the fall of 2000.
In August, Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed Barghouti’s cell and directly threatened him, saying, “Anyone who kills our children or women will be erased. You will never defeat us,” according to footage released by Israeli media outlets.
The incident has sparked outrage among Palestinian political factions and human rights advocates, who say it reflects the Israeli escalating policy of repression and humiliation against Palestinian prisoners.
