The Histadrut, which called the one-day general strike on Monday, is Israel’s largest trade union and represents approximately 800,000 workers.

It has been backed by Israel’s main manufacturers and entrepreneurs in the high-tech sector. As a result, large parts of Israel’s economy have been shut down.

Thousands of people took to the streets, closing down roads and demanding the government change its course of action to save the remaining captives, estimated to be 100, still in Gaza.

Alongside the general strike, Israeli activists working with the family members of captives in Gaza have announced they intend to hold a series of protests nationwide on Monday.

According to a statement by the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, demonstrators had planned to block important roads and intersections, along with entrances to many government and regional offices.

Read Al Jazeera’s explainer on Israel’s general strike here.