Good evening, I'm John Yang.

Jeff Bennett and I'm Navas are away.

On the news hour tonight,

protests erupt across Israel demanding an end to the war after the bodies of six hostages. a think of the good of a country but only his own good.

On this Labor Day, we look at the power union workers could wield in the upcoming election.

And Tamara Keith and Amy Walter break down the latest headlines from the campaign trail. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that he would not join in

ceasefire talks over his demand that Israel remain in control of Gaza's

border with Egypt. He spoke after thousands of workers across Israel, walked off

their jobs following a night of protest over Netanyahu's failure to negotiate a deal for the release of those held in Gaza.

All this after the recovery of the bodies of six more hostages.

Across Israel overnight, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in the biggest protest since the war began almost 11 months ago.

In Tel Aviv, police and protesters clash. Nationwide, some two dozen people

were arrested. Today, protesters blocked a main road in the city, demanding that Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Natathn, Yahoo

reach a deal to return the 100 or so Israeli hostages still in Gaza.

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 of a country but only of his own good.

A general strike disrupted flights at Israel's international airport and some

hospitals were only partially operating.

In Jerusalem, Israelis lined the streets for the funeral possession of American Israeli

hostage Hirsch Goldberg, Poland.

He was among the six hostages recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza over the weekend.

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