Israeli trades union federation calls general strike on Monday

Reuters · 09/01 13:59
Israeli trades union federation calls general strike on Monday

- The head of Israel's 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 8 a.m. (0500 GMT)


(Reporting by Emily Rose and Steve Scheer; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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