General strike to protest Israel’s war on Gaza paralyzes West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A comprehensive strike in the occupied West Bank in protest against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip paralyzed all aspects of life in the occupied territory on Monday.

Transportation was disrupted in all provinces of the West Bank, while institutions, banks, schools, ministries, and shops shut their doors, and local stock market was suspended as well, according to the media.

The strike coincides with a global call for a strike in solidarity with Gaza.

Israel resumed its military offensive with unprecedented brutality on the Gaza Strip on December 1 after the end of a week-long suspension.

Nearly 18,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 49,200 others injured in Israel’s relentless and indiscriminate air and ground attacks on the besieged enclave since October 7. Most victims are children, minors and women. The infrastructure has been ruined and basic facilities have run out with an Israeli ban on humanitarian aid, food, water and fuel.

Three days ago, the US vetoed a resolution for a humanitarian ceasefire in the UN Security Council, which has blighted all hopes for an end to the genocidal bloodbath any time soon.

The Israeli death toll in the Hamas attack stands at 1,200, according to official figures.