Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says

The family of the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, says that he has again been subjected to physical violence behind bars in Israel. Arab Barghouti told the BBC he was "shocked and appalled" to hear from his father's Israeli lawyer that he had been assaulted three times by Israeli prison guards in the past month. The Israeli P...

The family of the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, says that he has again been subjected to physical violence behind bars in Israel.

Arab Barghouti told the BBC he was "shocked and appalled" to hear from his father's Israeli lawyer that he had been assaulted three times by Israeli prison guards in the past month.

The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) said that "the allegations made are false and baseless".

Marwan Barghouti was convicted by an Israeli court of planning deadly attacks against Israeli civilians and is currently serving five life sentences plus 40 years.