Chuck DarwinIsrael's main labour union calls general strike to pressure government into deal after six hostages killed in Gaza
The head of Israel's powerful #Histadrut labour union called for a #general #strike on Monday to pressure the government into reaching a deal to return Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.
Arnon Bar-David called on all civilian workers to join the strike and said Ben Gurion airport, Israel's main air transport hub, would be closed from 8am local time (3pm AEST).
The Histadrut represents some 800,000 workers in such areas as health care, transportation and banking.
Mr Bar-David said that for now, the strike would just be for #Monday but he sharply criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government for failing to bring hostages back alive.
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Israel's main labour union calls general strike to pressure government into deal after six hostages killed in Gaza
The move follows Israel's opposition leader calling for a strike to shut down the economy in order to pressure the government to reach a deal to release the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip.