On Monday morning, Israel’s largest airport, Ben Gurion, closes to all air traffic, according to the trade union Histadrut. They represent hundreds of thousands of employees in the public sector. On Sunday, they announced a strike to put pressure on the government to release the hostages trapped in Gaza. – An agreement is important is something else. Instead of an agreement, we get dead bodies in bags, says leader Arnon Bar-David. The Israeli military (IDF) found six dead hostages in a tunnel in Gaza on Saturday. According to spokesperson Daniel Hagari, these were brutally killed by Hamas. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat are the hostages who have now been reported killed. Photo: AP Hamas denies this, and claims the hostages were killed in an airstrike. Regardless of the cause of death, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are now receiving enormous criticism. Despite months of negotiations, Israel and Hamas have still not agreed on either a ceasefire or an agreement to release the hostages. Calls for demonstrations The organization for the missing hostages has already called for large protests. At the same time, Israel’s opposition leader Yair Lapid has asked trade unions, companies and entire municipalities to go on strike. The mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, has confirmed that his municipal employees will be given part of Monday off to participate in the demonstrations. – Until 12 o’clock there will be no public services, and we will let all employees go out and support the family’s fight. Take to the streets. In addition to Histadrut, the Manufacturers’ Association (MIA) has also supported a strike, writes Reuters. – The government must ensure that it does everything possible to get the hostages back as soon as possible, even under the constraints of a ceasefire. I ask all businesses in Israel to act to make this happen, says the association’s leader Ron Tomer. He says the people are divided, and that they must act to unite society. – Without the hostages, we will not be able to end the war, rehabilitate ourselves as a society, and we will not be able to start rehabilitating the Israeli economy. Several rescue operations Hamas and the Islamic Holy War abducted around 250 Israelis and foreigners during the attack on 7 October last year. Around 1,200, many of them civilians, were killed in the attack. The IDF estimates that around 100 people are still being held hostage in Gaza. Last week, the IDF said 34 had been confirmed dead. With Saturday’s discovery, the number is 40. Israel has carried out several rescue operations in Gaza, in addition to airstrikes. Last week, 52-year-old Farhan became the eighth person to be rescued alive. In June, four other hostages were also rescued. At the time, close to 300 Palestinians lost their lives during the rescue operation. Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed since the outbreak of the war, according to Palestinian health authorities. The figures have not been confirmed by news, but are considered reliable by the UN. Published 01.09.2024, at 16.51 Updated 01.09.2024, at 17.09
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