The head of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs on Wednesday accused Israel of attempting to assassinate imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and called for urgent international and regional intervention to protect him.
In a statement, Raed Abu Al Hims said Barghouti had been subjected to “a series of brutal assaults aimed at eliminating and assassinating him,” adding that the latest incident involved Israeli prison guards firing rubber bullets at him after storming his cell and assaulting him.
On Monday, Barghouti’s wife, lawyer Fadwa Barghouti, said her husband was struck by a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli prison guard inside his cell, causing a painful injury and bleeding.
She did not specify when the incident occurred.
Abu Al Hims alleged that Barghouti’s repeated targeting by Israeli authorities showed “a clear plan to eliminate him” and posed a serious threat to the lives of Palestinian prisoners.
He also accused Israeli authorities of carrying out “retaliatory policies” in prisons, including executions, starvation and deprivation, saying such practices violate international law and humanitarian norms.
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