Israel’s first nationwide general strike began on Monday (September 2), following the discovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages. Flights and hospital services were severely disrupted and banks were closed as Israel's biggest labor union launched industrial acrtion pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing to a mediated deal to secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. - REUTERS
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00:00Unfortunately, we found out that our flight to Greece was postponed.
00:23Because of the strike that is in Israel, because of the kidnapped people who are held by the
00:32Hamas in Gaza.
00:34I feel that I support this strike because really all of the people in Israel want our
00:40friends and brothers to come back from Gaza.
00:46We are striking.
00:48It's a very hard word for physicians who are here to take care of the life and the well-being
00:55of our patients.
00:58But we can't stand aside and that's why we came into a strike.