Some restaurants to close at 6 p.m. to encourage public to protest government — report
Several restaurants in central Israel say they will close early at 6 p.m. to protest the government’s failure to reach a deal to release hostages held in Gaza and encourage the public to take to the streets, the Ynet news site reports.
The Israel Business Forum, which represents most private-sector workers from 200 of the country’s largest companies, and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid have joined calls by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum for a general strike after the bodies of six murdered hostages were recovered from Gaza.
