Israel's main airport shuts in general strike after 500,000 protesters demand Gaza hostage deal

The popular anger sparked by the killing of six Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, which has manifested massively in the street in recent days, could be the spark to revive the protest movement in the country, The Guardian and BBC write. Government opponents are demanding an agreement to release all the hostages, and some of them will hold new elections aimed at overthrowing the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A mass…

Israel brought to near halt as strikes and protests pressure Netanyahu to secure Gaza hostage deal

The country’s largest labor union, known as Histadrut, threatened to shut down the “entire” economy.

DEVELOPING: Massive strike underway in Israel to pressure Netanyahu to secure return of hostages in Gaza

A general strike threatened to bring Israel to a halt on Monday, after the killing of six captives in Gaza sparked an outburst of public fury at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal. The country’s largest labor union, known as Histadrut, threatened to shut down the “entire” economy, with its chairman […]

Strike raises pressure on Israeli PM as US prepares ‘final’ ceasefire deal

A general strike has disrupted industry, services and education across parts of Israel as demands for the government to agree a ceasefire deal and bring remaining captives home from Gaza grow.Monday’s general strike, called by the country’s largest labour union Histadrut – the first since the start of the war in Gaza in October – was aimed at disrupting sectors of the economy including banking and healthcare, and shutting down the country’s main…

The country's main trade union organization, Histadrut, has called for a general strike this Monday to pressure the Government to reach an agreement with the Palestinian group, after six other dead hostages were recovered in Gaza on Sunday. Mass protests and a call for a general strike in Israel after the discovery of the bodies of six hostages in Gaza Starting at 06:00 in the morning (05.00 in Spain) on Monday, the Israeli economy will stop. Th…

Israel-Gaza war live: General strike begins amid calls for ceasefire deal

Israel Gaza live: Bodies of six hostages including Hersh Goldberg Polin found in Gaza