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Israel union chief orders 'complete strike' in support of Gaza hostages

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This combination of pictures created on September 1, 2024, shows undated portraits provided by The Hostages Families Forum Headquarters, representing families of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza. [AFP]

The head of Israel's powerful Histadrut trade union ordered a "complete strike" in support of Gaza hostages on Monday and urged a deal to secure their release after six more were announced dead.

"We must stop the abandonment of the hostages... I have come to the conclusion that only our intervention can shake those who need to be shaken," Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David said in a statement on Sunday.

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