JERUSALEM: Israeli opposition chief Yair Lapid on Tuesday backed calls for a general strike in solidarity with hostages still held in Gaza. “Strike on Sunday,” Lapid posted on X, saying even supporters of the current government should take part and insisting it was not party political. Sunday is the first day of the working week in Israel. “Strike out of solidarity. Strike because the families have asked, and that’s reason enough.

Families of hostages and fallen soldiers have called for a nationwide strike on Sunday, August 17, demanding a halt to the war to save hostages and soldiers.

The repeated rallies have failed to achieve their intended political impact and fatigue is setting in, as the most recent demonstration, on Saturday, August 9, drew at most 60,000…