Lebanon announces nationwide strike in solidarity with Gaza
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon has announced the closure of all government offices and institutions nationwide on Monday in solidarity with Gaza and the southern Lebanese villages affected by Israeli attacks.
In an official statement, the secretary-general of Lebanon’s Council of Ministers, Mahmoud Mekkiya, announced that Prime Minister Najib Mikati made the decision in response to a global call for a strike “in solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian people, including our fellow citizens in Gaza and the border villages of Lebanon.”
The Beirut Engineers’ Syndicate also confirmed the closure of its main headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut, along with its branch offices across various regions on Monday.
These collective actions align with widespread calls initiated by activists across the world under the hashtag #StrikeForGaza, urging a comprehensive global strike on Monday to express solidarity with Gaza residents and apply pressure on governments to take action toward ending the Israeli war.
Israel resumed its military offensive with unprecedented brutality on the Gaza Strip on December 1 after the end of a weeklong suspension.
Nearly 18,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 49,229 others injured in relentless and indiscriminate air and ground attacks on the besieged and battered enclave since October 7.
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