The strike could stop "the entire Israeli economy".
In Israel, Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv decided to suspend departures and arrivals of flights for two hours since 8 a.m. due to a nationwide strike that broke out on September 2.
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The protest was triggered by the killing of six hostages in Gaza, whose bodies were discovered over the weekend.
“The three victims, including Israeli-American Gersh Goldberg-Polin, were supposed to be released as a result of the ceasefire,” the report says.
The strike could shut down “the entire Israeli economy” to force the government to reach an agreement on the release hostages and a ceasefire.
After this, tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on September 1. They called for a ceasefire, a truce with Hamas, and the return of the captives home.
It is noted that the initiator of the large-scale strike was the largest trade union in Israel, the Histadrut. Thousands of people gathered outside Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem. In Tel Aviv, relatives of the hostages marched with coffins that symbolized the victims.
The union said the protests would continue on September 2.
Earlier it was reported that Israel and Hamas had failed to agree on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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