The right-wing Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has ordered prison authorities to stop any attempts to celebrate the expected release of Palestinians once the truce comes into effect, Al Jazeera reports.

Ben-Gvir said the celebration is the equivalent of terrorism, likening it to supporting what Hamas was doing.

“This is something that Israel has often been accusing Palestinians of, which is exactly why some of them were detained in the first place,” said Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat, reporting from Tel Aviv.

“If they showed support for those in Gaza, they would be accused of supporting Hamas.

“Ben-Gvir also recently visited one of the Israeli prisons and ensured that the Israeli national anthem was playing on loudspeakers for the prisoners to hear,” she said.