Pro-Palestine activists are using hashtags such as #StrikeForGaza on social media to call on people not to go to work, schools, banking, or shopping in support of the Palestinians in Gaza who are facing mass Israeli bombardment and displacement, Al Jazeera reports.

The decision to affect the global economy is to pressure governments to find a solution to the conflict and stop the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

“We consider strikes as a last resort when protests and negotiations fail, and even the threat of it moves things. It may or may not work, but we have to try it, let’s do it for the oppressed people of Gaza,” Zara Magnusson, an activist on X, said.

“We call and support the effectiveness of the comprehensive strike in order to lift the cessation of the aggression on Gaza. 29 December 2023. No to financial transactions, no to shopping in printing shops,… Holding events in support of Gaza,” Tariq Al-Mandouj also said on X.