The Palestinian Prisoners' Ministry and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club alleged that Israel Prison Service guards entered the cell of Marwan Barghouti, a convicted Palestinian terrorist, and shot him with a rubber bullet, striking him in the leg. The groups condemned the shooting as part of a policy of suppression and medical neglect, and called on the Red Cross and the United Nations to intervene immediately.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Ministry and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club alleged that Israel Prison Service guards forcibly entered the cell of arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti and shot him with a rubber bullet, striking his leg. The groups condemned the shooting as part of a policy of 'suppression and deliberate medical neglect' and called on the Red Cross and the United Nations to intervene immediately. The claim has not been independently verified. The allegations add to a series of accusations of IPS mistreatment of security prisoners, including the case of Asher Benjamin Weiss, who alleged he was subjected to stun grenades and beatings (The Zioneer, July 6).
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