Israeli guards torturing Palestinian prisoner Abdullah Barghouti, family says

Prominent Palestinian prisoner Abdullah Barghouti has endured ongoing severe physical abuse at the hands of Israeli prison guards, according to his family.

Barghouti, who also holds Jordanian citizenship, has been detained since 2003 and has faced harsh conditions throughout his incarceration. 

However, his family reports that the abuse has intensified since the onset of the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023.

Barghouti, a member of Hamas' armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, is serving the longest prison sentence in Israeli custody, having been sentenced to 67 life terms for masterminding bombings that resulted in the deaths of dozens of Israelis.

He has remained one of the key figures Israel has refused to release in prisoner exchange talks with Hamas.

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