Hello, im geeta guru murthy, thanks forjoining us. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of the 7th of october. That led to mass Demonstrations Injerusalem and Tel Aviv on sunday. Organisers are calling on Benjamin Netanyahu to negotiate a deal with hamas to bring home the estimated 100 remaining hostages. Sundays protests were largely peaceful but some crowds broke through police lines, blocking a major highway in Tel Aviv. Our correspondent is following the story. After the biggest protests in israel since the start of the war in gaza with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating across the country, today a general strike. So thousands of businesses Will Be closed, some schools, universities, government ministries, banks, some bus networks, so we are expecting a major hit on the Economy Today in israel. The outrage against hamas is a given but these protests are not about that, they are aga
Its affecting some flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and business, schools, and other forms of transport have also been hit. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. Alastair burt is a former conservative mp who served as Minister Of State for the middle east. He gave me his reaction to developments. The scale of protests is certainly unprecedented. There has been thousands of people demonstrating regularly against prime Minister Netanyahu firstly for internal political reasons, then post October The 7th lately in terms of his handling of the crisis, but the scale of the protest and the sense that the prime Ministers Strategy after October The 7th of seeking total victory of the elimination of hamas and the recovery of the hostages has proved to be a failure because it was impossible. He was advised that you couldnt do both and that advice has been borne out by experience and
In the race for the white the house. Meanwhile in a primary contest, focus shifts to michigan after trump easily beat nikki haley in her home state of South Carolina over the weekend. Haley now facing more pressure to drop out. Breaking moments ago, trump appeals his more than 450 million judgment in his Civil Fraud Trial in new york. Well break down what that means. Overseas, russia launching a new offensive in ukraine as president zelenskyy tells our Richard Engel delays in aid are costing ukrainian lives. Back at home, were just days away from another potential Government Shutdown. Weve got new reporting about a high stakes meeting at the white house tomorrow. And we begin this very busy hour with Breaking News from the white house. This thursday President Biden is set to head to texas to meet with local officials. This will come on the same day former President Trump will also be in texas giving remarks at the border. All of this is both republicans and democrats are set to head to
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