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Palestinian group urges UN to act against Israeli abuse of prisoners
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office has accused international organisations of being “completely incapable and ineffective” in stopping Israeli crimes against Palestinian detainees, despite receiving “conclusive evidence” of the violations.
The group said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s recent warning about documented sexual violence by Israeli forces against detainees, especially prisoners from Gaza, should be followed by serious efforts to prosecute those responsible.
It called on UN agencies to restore their “effective and positive role” based on humanitarian principles, and urged rights organisations to gather testimonies from freed prisoners and take legal steps against Israel at the International Criminal Court.
Ben-Gvir goes to jail cell of Marwan Barghouti, threatens him
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has paid a visit to the most prominent Palestinian detainee, Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, footage shared on social media shows.
In the footage, Ben-Gvir is seen telling Barghouti, who has been in prison since 2002, including years in solitary confinement, “You won’t win. Whoever messes with the nation of Israel, whoever murders our children and women – we will wipe them out. You should know this, [this happened] throughout history.”
Relatives of 66-year-old Barghouti who viewed the footage told Al Jazeera Arabic there is a “shocking” change in his features, apparently from “exhaustion and hunger”, and expressed fear that he will be killed in custody.
Back in October, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society accused Israeli prison staff of “brutally assaulting” and injuring Barghouti while he was being held in solitary confinement.
Palestinian National Council condemns threat against Marwan Barghouti, calls on Red Cross to ensure his safety
Palestinian National Council (PNC) Chairman Ruhi Fattouh has issued a statement condemning what he called physical and psychological attacks on jailed leader Marwan Barghouti, after Israel’s Ben-Gvir was filmed threatening him in his cell.
In a statement cited by the Wafa news agency, Fattouh said he holds Israel fully responsible for the life of Barghouti, who he said had been subjected to inhumane conditions while in solitary confinement, causing his apparent state of “weakness and emaciation”.
“These violations come within the bloody comprehensive war targeting our Palestinian people and its leadership, led by the prisoner Marwan Barghouti, and the aggression of ethnic cleansing launched by the right-wing terrorist government on the Palestinian territories,” he said, calling on the Red Cross and other rights groups to intervene immediately to ensure the safety of Barghouti and other Palestinian prisoners.
