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The Day · Sunday 7 December 2025

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Palestinian Rights Group Warns Israel Plotting to Assassinate Jailed Palestinian Leader Barghouti

A Palestinian rights group has issued a warning, claiming that Israel is planning to assassinate jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti. The statement raised alarm concerning the safety of Barghouti, who remains imprisoned. No further details have been disclosed. The rights group drew attention to what it described as a serious threat under Israeli custody.

BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK – DECEMBER 24: A Palestinian man pass the graffiti showing Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian imprisoned politician on December 24, 2023 in Bethlehem, West Bank. Last month, Christian Palestinian leaders here called off public Christmas celebrations, citing the effects of the ongoing war in Gaza. Regarded by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem is usually bustling with foreign tourists this time of year, with streets full of holiday decoration and vendors selling ornaments and festive figurines. Israel’s war against Hamas that was sparked by the Oct. 7 attacks has also made life more volatile in the West Bank. Israeli forces here have stepped up raids on alleged militants, police have clashed with protesters, and there has been a rise in violent attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

A Palestinian rights group has warned that Israel is plotting to assassinate jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti. The group released a statement highlighting what it described as grave concerns for Barghouti’s life amid reports of targeted intentions by Israeli authorities.

The group did not provide additional specifics, but emphasized the seriousness of the development. According to the warning, Barghouti’s continued imprisonment under Israeli control has become a potential scenario for an assassination plot, raising deep fears within circles concerned with Palestinian prisoner rights and national leadership.

Barghouti, who remains incarcerated, is regarded by the rights group as a central figure. The warning underscores what the group identifies as a broader pattern of aggression targeting Palestinian leadership. In its statement, the rights group called attention to patterns of mistreatment and policy strategies aimed at weakening key resistance symbols held in Israeli prisons.

Meanwhile, the warning by the Palestinian rights group has triggered heightened discussions regarding the conditions inside Israeli detention facilities, especially in relation to high-profile detainees. The group’s message stressed the urgency of protecting the life of Barghouti given the latest claims circulating about a planned assassination.

In addition, the rights group said that responsibility for any harm would lie directly with Israeli authorities. The group argued that incarceration should not equate to exposure to physical threats or orchestrated harm at the hands of those in charge of the prison system.

From its side, the rights group referred to what it called a calculated move within a wider strategy aimed at eliminating resistance leadership from within the prisons. It concluded by urging all relevant international and regional institutions to pay close attention to the situation involving Barghouti and to act swiftly in light of the alleged threat to his life.

This warning, though lacking in further detail, places a renewed spotlight on the status of Palestinian prisoners, particularly those regarded as prominent figures in the national cause. The rights group expressed hopes that increased awareness would pressure the appropriate monitoring and intervention by legal and humanitarian bodies concerned with detainee safety and prisoner rights under occupation.

Observers note that this latest development could mark a dangerous escalation in the treatment of jailed resistance leaders. Amid these concerns, the rights group reaffirmed its commitment to defending the rights of Palestinian prisoners and countering what it denounced as systematic targeting efforts carried out under the banner of state policy.

While no official Israeli response to the warning from the Palestinian rights group has emerged, the allegations are expected to fuel ongoing tensions and deepen existing mistrust between prisoner advocates and the authorities overseeing detention policies.

7 Dec, 22:04

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