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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 7, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 7, 2024
Histadrut labor union backs 100-minute strike on 100th day since October 7
Israelis attend the weekly rally calling for the return of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, January 6, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Arnon Ben-David, the chairman of the powerful Histadrut labor union, says that he has agreed to a request by the families of the hostages to hold a 100-minute labor strike on January 14, which will be the 100th day since October 7, when they were kidnapped by Hamas.
The brief strike will entail halting work for 100 minutes and taking part in rallies to support the families of the Hamas hostages still being held captive in Gaza.
It is believed that 132 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 — including 25 bodies of those who have been confirmed to have been killed — remain in Gaza.
