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A day after the discovery of the bodies of six hostages in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s trade union umbrella organization Histadrut has called for a one-day general strike on Monday in protest against the government’s failure to end the conflict. The action will start at 6 am (0300 GMT), Israeli media reported. From 8 am, staff at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv are also due to walk out, bringing all landings and departures to a standstill. “We cannot continue to stand by and watch,” the Ynetnews website quoted Histadrut leader Arnon Ben-David as saying earlier. “That Jews are being…

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