Public sector employees in the Gaza Strip go on strike today over unpaid salaries, amid a dispute between the two major Palestinian factions.
All government institutions closed their doors in the morning as the union of public employees called for a strike — the second in a month.
The union says the strike is necessary as staff members have only received 40 percent of their salaries for five months.
Khalil Hamada, a spokesman for the union, says the strike is “part of protest activities that will continue until the government responds to the rights of the staff in full.”
Separately, the fishermen’s union in Gaza also observes a strike today, to protest the death of one of its members who was shot by Israeli forces yesterday.
Israel says the boat traveled outside Gaza’s designated fishing zone and ignored orders to stop, prompting naval forces to fire warning shots before shooting toward the vessel.
The union disputes this version of events.
— AFP
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