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Added on the 27/03/2023 12:15:12 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Travellers wait with their luggage at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv as most departures are halted after Israel's top trade union chief called for a general strike in response to the government's judicial reform programme. IMAGES
Israeli protesters take to Tel Aviv's Kaplan street to demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government proposal to overhaul the judicial system. IMAGES
Demonstrators in Athens, Greece, stage fresh protests amid a 24-hour general strike to voice outrage over last month's train disaster, which claimed 57 lives. The February 28 tragedy has exposed decades of safety failings in Greek railways and has put major pressure on the conservative government ahead of national elections expected in May. IMAGES
Protesters outside the Israeli embassy in London, wave the Israeli flag and call for the return of the hostages who have been held captive by Hamas since 7 October. The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has entered its 12 month with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive. IMAGES
Departure boards at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport show delayed flights, as a nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza begins. IMAGES
Airports and train stations are empty in Buenos Aires as labor unions calls for a second nationwide strike against Milei's proposed liberalizing reforms, which got a provisional green light from Congress. IMAGES