Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsNetanyahu alleged that the shutdown – whose effects were still being felt Friday – was intended to harm Transportation Minister Regev and himself. The strike is estimated to have caused up to $9 million in damagesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel09:06 PM • August 21 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu filed a petition with the Likud Party Court on Friday, advancing his effort to expel the chairman of the Israel Airports Authority workers' committee over Thursday's strike at Ben-Gurion International Airport, which the petition called "political and illegal."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel strikeLikudIsraeli politicsBen-Gurion AirportBenjamin NetanyahuAviationMiri RegevCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesBen-Gurion Airport Gaza probeE1 Settlement Tender TurkeyNetanyahuBen-GvirWest BankPollHaaretz PodcastEight Muslim, Arab Countries Condemn Israel's E1 Settlement Plan in West BankNetanyahu Petitions Likud to Oust Airport Union Chief From Party Over 'Sabotage'Israeli Artem Dolgopyat Takes Gold in 2026 European Gymnastics ChampionshipsAustralia, Belgium Join Condemnation of Israel's E1 West Bank Settlement PlansTurkey to Seek Interpol to Enforce Arrest Warrant Against NetanyahuRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?