Israeli-Arabs across the country are striking in response to the events in east Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and as a show of solidarity with those detained during the countrywide rioting.

The Arab-Israeli sector held a major strike across Israel and the West Bank on Tuesday to express solidarity with the residents of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, head of Otzma Yehudit Party Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the Health and Transportation ministers to “fire the striking workers that identify with terrorism.” In his letter to the ministers, Ben-Gvir demanded that all employers be issued with unequivocal instructions making it clear that “an employee who does not come to work due to the strike is a supporter of terrorism, and must be summoned to a hearing before his (or her) immediate dismissal.”