LIVE: Israelis protest in Tel Aviv on day of general strike

Israel’s largest trade union has begun a strike after hundreds of thousands of protesters called on Binyamin Netanyahu’s government to accept a deal with Hamas after the Islamist militants executed six hostages. READ MORE: The country’s main airport suspended flights for two hours on Monday morning after the Histadrut, which represents about 800,000 workers, announced that the “entire Israeli economy will go on complete strike”. Dozens of protesters began blocking streets in Tel Aviv, according to The Times of Israel, demanding that the government secure a deal to release the remaining hostages Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Tw