Nationwide strikes erupt in Israel amid cease-fire deal protests

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Nationwide strikes erupt in ******* amid cease-***** deal protests

Demonstrators lift flags and placards during a protest calling for the release of Israelis held ******** by ************ militants in Gaza since October, in Tel Aviv on August 31, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between ******* and the ************ militant ****** movement. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Protests have spilled into *******’s streets, as the ******* state braces for a nationwide strike amid mounting pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to broker a cease-***** deal with ****** and return hostages from the Gaza Strip.

Arnon Bar-David — the head of *******’s biggest union Histadrut that represents hundreds of thousands of workers in areas including

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— called for a general strike across *******’s economy on Monday, the organization

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on social media, amid a swelling wave of national frustration over the perceived ******** of Netanyahu’s government to clinch a deal and bring captive loved ones back home.

“It is impossible to stand in front of the cries of our children who are being murdered in the tunnels in Gaza, this is unacceptable,”

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, according to a

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*******’s Manufacturers’ Association endorsed the movement, with President Ron Tomer

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, “Too long we have been waiting for the right deal – it’s time to bring the kidnapped home. The government must ensure that it does everything, for the return of the kidnapped as soon as possible, also under the restrictions of a limited cease-*****. We call on all businesses in ******* to act so.”

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and

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have declared support for the demonstrations.

******** Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the action and on Sunday asked the country’s attorney general to urgently petition the court for a restraining order to cancel the “political strike” of Monday.

“I ordered the salary supervisor to pass on a clear directive, which has already been published: an employee who does not come to work tomorrow will not be paid,” he said in a

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“The heads of the Histadrut will not be allowed to turn the country upside down and use the workers as weapons to advance their political opinion.”

Yair Lapid, *******’s opposition leader, backed the demonstration, urging “Histadrut and the employers and the local authorities to shut down the economy. You can’t go on like this,” according to a

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The call to strike action comes after the ******* Defense Forces on Sunday

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recovering the bodies of six hostages abducted by ****** from a tunnel in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the ************ militant group. The IDF estimates that ****** still holds another 101 captives taken during the faction’s Oct. 7 ******* *******, although it ******** unclear how many of these hostages are still alive.

The development rekindled the simmering discontent among Israelis who have been calling for the release of hostages, even at the cost of ending the war, on the heels of stalled negotiation progress by *******, ****** and mediators Qatar, Egypt and the U.S.

Massive crowds rallied in key ******** cities on Sunday, with over 300,000 people gathered to demonstrate in Tel Aviv, according to a

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from the ******** Families Forum, which organized some of the protests.

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Adding to domestic divisions, the ongoing war has also left ******* increasingly isolated from an international community that urges a cease-***** amid concerns over the country’s military response in the Gaza enclave and harm to ************ civilians.

It has further taken a heavy toll on the ******** economy, whose public finances are strained by the simultaneous campaign in the Gaza enclave and less frequent military operations against neighboring Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah. *******’s GDP

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1.2% annual growth in the second quarter, well below a 4.4% consensus,

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On Aug. 12, Fitch Ratings

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*******’s credit score from A+ to A, issuing a negative

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and citing the impact of “heightened geopolitical risk and military operations on multiple fronts.” The agency projects *******’s budget deficit will hit 7.8% of GDP in 2024 and forecasts debt will remain above 70% of GDP in the medium term.

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