Israeli protesters clash with police as fury over Gaza hostage deaths escalates

A nationwide strike has started in Israel as pressure mounts on Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal with Hamas. The country’s biggest unions said they would disrupt the “entire economy” on Monday, following the deaths of six hostages found in a tunnel under Gaza. Grieving families have blamed Mr Netanyahu, the prime minister, for putting politics ahead of the safety of civilians abducted by the terror group on Oct 7 last year. Sunday night’s protests were the largest since the war was declared 11 months ago, with organisers estimating that 300,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv and that another 200,000 took part in protests across the country. Police clashed with some of the protesters, including by using water cannons and stun grenades. Read more here: #israel #gaza #protest