Palestinian inmates regularly stage hunger strike in protest at the administrative detention policy and harsh conditions in Israeli jails.

Palestinians have organized several rallies in the Gaza Strip in solidarity with Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails where tensions mounted as the Israeli regime began a brutal crackdown on Palestinian prisoners and transferred them to new facilities.

The Gaza-based Palestinian groups call for a mass demonstration on Friday in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

A number of human rights groups call on the international community to prevent Israel from violating the basic rights of Palestinian prisoners.