News - Middle East: Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli jails are set to launch an open-ended collective hunger strike in protest against the regime’s massive rights violations, mistreatments, and repressive measures. 

The Supreme National Emergency Committee for Palestinian Prisoners said on Thursday that the inmates will be starting the mass hunger strike on March 25.

The report said the situation in Israeli prisons is escalating, as the Israel Prison Service (IPS) refuses to meet the demands of the prisoners.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PSS) confirmed the news, saying detainees across all Israeli prisons have been preparing for the strike.

Separately, the PPS also said Israeli special forces on Wednesday stormed the cells of Palestinian inmates at the notorious Nafha prison in Beersheba.

A number of Palestinian prisoners were sent into solitary confinement where they were blocked access to essential services.