Palestinian prisoners continue their protest for the 19th consecutive day in a row, as part of escalations toward collective disobedience, condemning Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's recommended prison tactics to further suppress and deprive them of their basic rights.

According to the Palestinian News and Information Agency, Wafa, the prisoners carried out a sit-in in the prison yards after performing their prayers, while wearing brown clothes, indicating their readiness for collective disobedience.

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In early February, Palestinian prisoners sent a message from inside the Israeli occupation prisons, asking their people to prepare to wage a major battle against Ben-Gvir's oppression.

In their message, the prisoners stressed their readiness for all possibilities and called on fellow Palestinians to take to the streets across occupied Palestine. 

The prisoners called on the Palestinian people to support them in their strategic and decisive battle, which they intend to launch on March 21.

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According to the Commission for the Affairs of Detainees and Ex-Prisoners and the Prisoner’s Club, the disobedience steps are expected to escalate until the hunger strike during the month of Ramadan is announced. 

The statement pointed out that a number of other steps will be implemented during the next stage.

It is noteworthy that the number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the occupation prisons, according to Palestinian statistics, is about 4,780 prisoners, including 160 children, 29 female prisoners, and 914 administrative detainees.