Palestinian group says Israeli guards severely beat PFLP leader during transfer

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society on Sunday said that Ahmad Saadat, secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was subjected to a severe beating in Israeli prisons, Anadolu news agency reported. 

The head of the society, Abdullah al-Zaghari, said that 72-year-old Saadar was severely beaten during his transfer from Megiddo prison in northern Israel to Gilboa prison in the south.

“Saadat’s health condition is difficult, and the Israeli assaults pose a threat to his life,” he said.

The attack on Saadat comes “as part of the ongoing targeting of leaders of the prisoners’ movement under the instructions of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir,” Zaghari added.