The government is trying to stop the strike at the last second
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is part of Benjamin Netanyahu's government coalition, has sent an urgent request to the attorney general to stop Monday's general strike. This is reported by Sky News.
According to Smotrich, the strike will have significant economic consequences and cause unnecessary damage to the wartime economy. He also believes that it lacks legal basis and is an attempt to influence politicians in matters of national security.
The trade union umbrella organization Histadrut has announced the general strike, and demands that the government conclude an agreement with Hamas to release the hostages.
In addition to Histadrut's hundreds of thousands of members, the manufacturing industry, large tech companies and universities will go on strike.
Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who is part of Benjamin Netanyahu's government coalition, has sent an urgent request to the attorney general to stop Monday's general strike. This is reported by Sky News.
According to Smotrich, the strike will have significant economic consequences and cause unnecessary damage to the wartime economy. He also believes that it lacks legal basis and is an attempt to influence politicians in matters of national security.
The trade union umbrella organization Histadrut has announced the general strike, and demands that the government conclude an agreement with Hamas to release the hostages.
In addition to Histadrut's hundreds of thousands of members, the manufacturing industry, large tech companies and universities will go on strike.
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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis in protest against Netanyahu
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's government and demand a deal to release the hostages, Haaretz reports.
- They are angry, an anger I have not experienced in Israel in eleven months, says Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall.
At the same time, Netanyahu is refusing to budge on the key issue: whether Israel should keep troops in the so-called Philadelphia Corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt when a truce is in place, to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons.
Hamas refuses to agree, but yesterday Israel's security cabinet ruled that the demand is firm. Netanyahu maintains that the decision was "justified".
- How can we back down from it now, after the horrible murders of the hostages? Even after this, we will not compromise on the Philadelphia corridor, he says.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's government and demand a deal to release the hostages, Haaretz reports.
- They are angry, an anger I have not experienced in Israel in eleven months, says Sky News Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall.
At the same time, Netanyahu is refusing to budge on the key issue: whether Israel should keep troops in the so-called Philadelphia Corridor along Gaza's border with Egypt when a truce is in place, to prevent Hamas from smuggling weapons.
Hamas refuses to agree, but yesterday Israel's security cabinet ruled that the demand is firm. Netanyahu maintains that the decision was "justified".
- How can we back down from it now, after the horrible murders of the hostages? Even after this, we will not compromise on the Philadelphia corridor, he says.
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Expert: The strike could be a turning point in Israel
The general strike in Israel could be what forces an agreement with Hamas on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. That's what Middle East expert Anders Persson, docent in political science at Linnaeus University, says.
- Exactly how crippling this strike will be remains to be seen, but it is possible that it could be a turning point.
The situation is extra sensitive because there were reports that the young hostages who have now been found dead would have been released in the event of an agreement. This means that the mobilization and anger among the Israelis is extra strong, says Persson.
The general strike in Israel could be what forces an agreement with Hamas on a ceasefire and the release of hostages. That's what Middle East expert Anders Persson, docent in political science at Linnaeus University, says.
- Exactly how crippling this strike will be remains to be seen, but it is possible that it could be a turning point.
The situation is extra sensitive because there were reports that the young hostages who have now been found dead would have been released in the event of an agreement. This means that the mobilization and anger among the Israelis is extra strong, says Persson.
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