Together with other prominent Palestinian prisoners, Khandakji came to represent a combative cultural and intellectual front, forging an anti-colonial counter-knowledge from within the prisons that transcended its walls.

The Israeli occupation authorities have banned the international organization from visiting political detainees held in its prisons since October 7, 2023, which many say reflects Israel’s collective punishment policy.

These assaults form part of a broader deterioration in detention conditions, which prisoners say continue to worsen.

December 27 marks one year since Israeli forces set fire to Kamal Adwan Hospital and detained pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya.

Barghouti was reportedly subjected to a brutal assault inside Israeli jails, after the Trump administration had proposed his release to rule post-war Gaza in October.

International human rights groups denounced the move as an extension of Israel’s apartheid and genocidal policies.

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has released new testimonies describing the sexual abuse of Palestinian captives by Israeli forces.

Al-Awda Hospital director Ahmed Muhanna was released after almost two years of illegal imprisonment. Dozens of Palestinian health workers remain captives in Israeli jails.

ManiFiesta 2025 emphasized solidarity with Palestine, uniting health workers from Palestine and the Global South to envision a future rooted in justice and liberation.

Mediators are awaiting Israel’s response after Hamas responded “positively” to the latest proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that may pave the way for a permanent truce.

Israel has refused to release Barghouti via a prisoners’ swap deal for the last two decades given his influential role in the Palestinian struggle against occupation.

En agosto de 2025, 10.800 detenidos y presos políticos palestinos se consumían en cárceles israelíes. Desde 1967, 320 presos políticos habían muerto en prisiones israelíes.