There's a no-aloud strike in Israel. Good morning. This is the Marketplace Morning Report and we're live from the BBC World Service. I'm Leanna Byrne. We start in Israel where a general strike and road blockades are disrupting businesses, schools and transport,

including delays at Bangurian International Airport.

The one day strike was called by the Union Hestatrut.

They're protesting the government's failure to secure the release of

hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. This comes after the death of six hostages who

were taken by Hamas on October 7th. Israel says they were killed by their

captors on Saturday. Hamas says they were killed by their captors on Saturday.

Hamas says they were killed by Israeli airstrikes.

The BBC's John Donison is in Jerusalem.

Thousands of businesses are going to be closed.

Some schools, universities, government ministries, banks, some bus

networks. So we're expecting a major hit on the economy here today in Israel and the outrage against Hamas is a given but these protests are not about that these protests are against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of pursuing

his own personal political ambitions and is survival in sacrifice of a hostage release and

ceasefire deal in Gaza.

John Donison there.

Now over the weekend there were large protests in Israel calling for an urgent

ceasefire on hostage deal. These people were there.

I think we have a criminal government, criminal government who lets the hostages be murdered only for the sake of the coalition

and we have a prime minister who doesn't think of the good country but only his own good.

I've been here only once or twice before

and today I decided to come, I think like most of the people here,

because we had enough, because we can't sit at home anymore and hope for the change.

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