We hold the occupation fully responsible for the life of Comrade Secretary-General Ahmad Sa’adat — the targeting of leaders of the prisoners’ movement is a dangerous escalation.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) holds the zionist occupation, its fascist war criminal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its fascist and racist Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir fully and directly responsible for the life of the Front’s Secretary-General, Comrade Ahmad Sa’adat, who is facing extremely dangerous health and humanitarian conditions in isolation cells at “Megiddo” Prison, especially following a brutal attack and abuse during his recent transfer.
What the Secretary-General is being subjected to is a deliberate zionist crime, part of a systematic and dangerous escalation targeting the leaders of the prisoners’ movement, aiming to physically and psychologically eliminate them through medical neglect, torture, abuse, isolation, and systematic starvation.
The Front warns of the continuation of this targeting, which has also affected Political Bureau member and head of the Prison Branch, Comrade Ahed Abu Ghalama, who was recently transferred to Gilboa Prison under harsh conditions, along with several prominent prisoners from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front. These include leaders such as Hassan Salameh, Abdullah Al-Barghouthi, Ibrahim Hamed, and others who are being subjected to an unprecedented campaign of abuse and torture.
The Front reaffirms its commitment — along with the resistance forces — to spare no effort and to offer all necessary sacrifices to liberate all prisoners, foremost among them Secretary-General Ahmad Sa’adat and his fellow leaders, and to end their ongoing suffering in the occupation’s prisons.
The Front calls on the masses of our Palestinian people, all active forces in the homeland and diaspora, all freedom-loving people around the world, and international human rights and humanitarian organizations to take urgent and effective action, and to participate in the broadest solidarity campaign with the prisoners. The goal is to pressure the occupation to stop these serious crimes, save the lives of the prisoners, and expose these practices to global public opinion.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Central Media Department
May 5, 2025