The strike was called by the Histadrut labor federation, though a court order ruled Monday that it should end at 2.30 p.m.
The strike was called by the Histadrut labor federation, though a court order ruled Monday that it should end at 2.30 p.m. “We did not find any economic argument in the announcement on the strike,” the court decision said.
Anger is rising among Israelis after the bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas on Oct 7 were found in a tunnel in Gaza. They had been executed by their captors, according to Israel. Each was shot repeatedly from short range not long before being discovered, medical examiners said.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country on Sunday, the largest protests since the deadly invasion by Hamas militants that triggered the ongoing war nearly 11 months ago.
Critics accuse Netanyahu of prolonging the conflict — thereby reducing the chances of early elections that polling suggests he would lose — rather than prioritizing the safe return of the roughly 100 remaining hostages still held in Gaza. Hostilities have spread to the West Bank, another Palestinian territory, and to neighboring Lebanon, threatening to engulf the region in a wider war.
Netanyahu has defended his stance on a cease-fire as necessary to ensure Hamas isn’t able to rearm, and has been steadfast in his ultimate aim of destroying the Iran-backed group.
