US EditionHostage families call for nationwide strike as Israel prepares to escalate war
ISRAEL, AUG 9 – Relatives urge a nationwide economic strike to pressure government action following the Cabinet's decision to control Gaza, with the high-tech sector expected to participate.
- Hostage families and relatives of October 7 massacre victims declared a nationwide shutdown for Sunday, August 17, in Israel to demand a comprehensive hostage deal and an end to the war.
- The call comes amid government plans to enter Gaza and advance troops nearer to hostages like Matan Angrest, whose mother cautions that such operations put his life at greater risk during his ongoing captivity and injury recovery.
- Organizers urge around 800,000 Histadrut union members and other workers to begin strike at 7 a.m., aiming to halt the economy and save soldiers and hostages while protesting government actions.
- Speakers emphasized that ‘silence kills,’ stressed urgent action, and warned the government appears to be giving up on hostages, making it a fight for all Israelis, not just affected families.
- The strike and protests may paralyze the country despite a Supreme Court ruling barring political strikes by Histadrut, highlighting tensions over government policy and hostage negotiations in Gaza.
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Relatives of the hostages that the Hamas movement holds in Gaza called a general strike in Israel on August 17, a measure of pressure and rejection of the plan of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to expand the genocidal siege and occupy Gaza City, causing the displacement of a million people and adding more hardship to a population decimated by the bombings and famine, which have killed more than 61,300 Palestinians.
Hostage families call for nationwide strike as Israel prepares to escalate war
Families of Israeli hostages kept captive in Gaza are calling for a nationwide general strike next Sunday, in protest of the Israeli security cabinet’s recent decision to expand the war and take over Gaza City.
"Dear citizens, do not remain silent," urged the mother of a hostage. Opposition leader Yair Lapid, supports this call "justified and appropriate" to cripple the economy.
A group of families of the hostages still kidnapped in Gaza called for a general strike in Israel on 17 August to protest against the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian enclave and the plan of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take his capital, a proposal supported by the Israeli opposition, according to the EFE agency. At a press conference held this Sunday in Tel Aviv, relatives reported that the plan approved last Friday by the Israeli s…
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