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A call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to free hostages in Gaza led to shutdowns and other disruptions across nearly the country, including at its main international airport. However, the call was ignored in some areas.
Jerusalem: A call for a general strike in Israel on Monday to protest the failure to free hostages in Gaza led to shutdowns and other disruptions across the near country, including at its main international airport. However, the call was ignored in some areas, reflecting deep political divisions. Major markets and establishments remained closed due to the strike. Thousands of Israelis took to the streets in grief and anger after six hostages were found dead in Gaza late on Sunday.
The victims’ families and most of the people blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said they could have been brought back alive through an agreement with Hamas to end the nearly 11-month-old war. But others support Netanyahu’s strategy of maintaining constant military pressure on Hamas. The war began with Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7. Israel’s largest trade union ‘Histadrut’ had called for a general strike on Monday, the first strike since the start of the war. It aims to close or disrupt key sectors of the economy, including banking, health care and the country’s main airport.
A ship was targeted in the Red Sea on Monday in a suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO) said two missiles or rockets hit the ship and a third exploded near the ship. The UKMTO said there were no casualties on the ship and it was heading to the next port.
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