Overview

• He toured Gannot Prison accompanied by Israel Prisons Service Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi and senior officials to implement new restrictions on imprisoned militants.
• The minister entered Marwan Barghouti’s isolation cell and warned that Israel would “obliterate” anyone who murders Israelis.
• The exchange was captured on video and marked the first public view of Barghouti since his 2004 conviction, showing him aged and gaunt.
• Officials framed the visit as part of enhanced security measures, but formal responses from Palestinian factions and international observers are still developing.
• The widely circulated footage has intensified scrutiny of political signaling and human rights concerns within Israel’s prison system.