The grief over 6 Israeli hostages’ deaths in Gaza over the weekend has turned into anger directed at PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s handling of the war. A nationwide strike was called in Israel yesterday which shut down businesses, schools, and Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv before the Labour Court put an end to it. The strike was called by Israel’s biggest union, Histadrut – with its leader saying the country was getting “body bags instead of a deal”. It followed huge protests across Israel on Sunday – with pressure ramping up on Netanyahu to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Overnight, Netanyahu asked the families of the killed hostages for forgiveness for not bringing them home alive – but he said Hamas was responsible for the delays in securing a deal.