Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 8.30pm post the following, "
Israeli minister asks for urgent request to block planned general strike....
one-day strike to put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu's government to bring back remaining hostages being held in Gaza. "Lets Get Real:
It is not the job of a Union to have its own foreign policy, this recalls the bad days of the 1970s in the UK. One can understand the passion in wanting the hostages back, but not at any cost, the Israeli IDF has to keep forces in Gaza or another 7th of October 2023 could happen. The feelings of the protesters who have many family members of the hostages has to be respected, but the Israeli State cannot lose this war to HAMAS, they are terrorists and use hostages as blackmail. The West, in this case the US and the left have to understand, that you can and should not deal with terrorists or rogue nations. This will sound harsh, but it is the reality of the facts on the ground. Israel needs to rebuild its security, to avoid more threats from Iran.