General strike disrupts Israel amid calls for cease-fire

A general strike in Israel disrupted banks, public transit, hospitals, stores and the country's main airport as the largest Israeli trade union sought to pressure the government to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas, days after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza.

Arnon Bar-David, chairman of the trade union Histadrut, said Sunday that reaching a deal to free hostages being held Hamas in Gaza 'is the most i