Recent reports of prison brutality follow an attack last year that resulted in broken ribs and head injuries.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 15 Apr 2026<\/span>15 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has faced a series of \u201cviolent\u201d assaults in Israeli jails in recent weeks, raising new concerns that his life may be at risk, according to his lawyer.<\/p>\n Lawyer Ben Marmarelli said in a statement published on Wednesday on the Telegram page of the Palestinian Prisoners\u2019 Media Office that Barghouti, who has been serving a life sentence imposed by Israel since 2002, had been subjected to three assaults over March and April, indicating a pattern of \u201cescalating violations\u201d.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n The 66-year-old, a senior leader of President Mahmoud Abbas\u2019 Fatah movement, was left to bleed after being severely beaten in Ganot Prison in central Israel on April 8, with requests for medical attention denied, said Marmarelli, following a visit to his client on Sunday.<\/p>\n On March 25, he was assaulted while being transferred from Megiddo Prison in the north to Ganot. The day before, guards had \u201cstormed his cell with a dog, forced him to lie on the floor, and then the dog repeatedly attacked him\u201d, said Marmarelli.<\/p>\n In a statement issued on the eve of the 24th anniversary of his capture, the \u201cFree Marwan\u201d international campaign said Barghouti had been subjected to \u201cnew brutal assaults\u201d while held in solitary confinement in Megiddo and at Ramon Prison in southern Israel.<\/p>\n Marmarelli described the conditions of his five-hour visit as \u201charsh and inhumane\u201d, saying he and his client had been forced \u201cto shout through the glass to communicate\u201d.<\/p>\n Despite the brutal conditions of his captivity, Barghouti was described as \u201csharp-minded, focused, and fully engaged in following events outside the prison walls\u201d.<\/p>\n Barghouti, who is regarded as a likely key player in the creation of any Palestinian state because of his ability to unite various political factions, is serving five life sentences in Israeli prisons on charges related to alleged attacks during the second Intifada, which lasted from 2000 to 2005.<\/p>\n In October last year, Barghouti\u2019s son said his father had been severely beaten by Israeli guards during a prison transfer in September, resulting in four broken ribs and head injuries.<\/p>\n Last year, he was\u00a0taunted in his cell at Ganot Prison by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was shown telling the captive, \u201cyou won\u2019t win\u201d in a video broadcast by Israel\u2019s Channel 12 media outlet.<\/p>\n It marked the first sighting of the man regarded by many as Palestine\u2019s Nelson Mandela in years, with relatives noting his \u201cshocking\u201d appearance caused by \u201cexhaustion and hunger\u201d.<\/p>\n Israel has refused to release Barghouti and other high-profile detainees in recent exchange deals under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement that entered into effect on October 10.<\/p>\n A new Israeli law approving the one-sided use of the death penalty targeting Palestinians has raised fears of a mass execution of captives held on \u201cterror\u201d charges in Israeli prisons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Recent reports of prison brutality follow an attack last year that resulted in broken ribs and head injuries. 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