All economic facilities in Israel will witness a general strike tomorrow, Monday, to demand reaching an agreement to exchange prisoners and a ceasefire in Gaza.

This is the first strike of its kind at this level since the beginning of the war in Gaza, and it is believed that it will have a significant impact on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The strike will include Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, starting at eight in the morning and for a full day.

The head of the Histadrut labor union, Arnon Bar-David, announced a strike in all economic facilities tomorrow, starting at six in the morning, in protest against the failure to reach a truce agreement with Hamas that would allow the return of hostages from Gaza.

He said, in a direct criticism of the Prime Minister, “The exchange deal is faltering due to personal considerations.”

He added after a meeting with the families of the hostages: “An agreement must be reached, as the agreement is more important than anything else.”

He continued: “We are no longer one state. We have divided into different camps. This must stop. The State of Israel must return to its normal state.”

He added: “Therefore, I decided that starting tomorrow, the entire Israeli economy will be hit.”

Calls for a strike escalated with announcements to join it after the Israeli army announced the recovery of the bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza.

The families of the hostages and many Israeli opposition leaders said that the hostages could have been returned if Netanyahu had agreed to the proposals made by the mediators.

The families of the hostages welcomed Bar-David's decision.

She said in a statement, “The social, economic and local leadership is asserting itself, in contrast to the state leadership. The economy and the country will stop tomorrow, to put pressure on the Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister to end their abandonment, rescue the living hostages, and return the 101 hostages in a deal.”< /p>

A growing number of businesses and venues across Israel announced their doors on Sunday evening in protest against the Israeli government and what they called its abandonment of hostages in Gaza.

The Tel Aviv Municipality joined the strike tomorrow to allow its employees to demonstrate for the return of the Israeli hostages.

Mayor Ron Huldai said, “The government of Israel has abandoned the six kidnapped persons whose bodies were found in Rafah.”

The municipalities of Raanana, Givatayim and Kfar Saba also announced that they would not receive the public until the noon hours for the same reason.

Thousands of people are demonstrating in West Jerusalem this evening, as the Cabinet session is held.

The demonstrators chanted slogans describing the cabinet ministers as partners in murder, demanding that they retract the decision regarding the Philadelphia Axis and reach a deal to return the hostages immediately.