The Times of Israel is reporting that the families and supporters of Israeli captives have begun their nationwide strike to “protest the expansion of the war in Gaza rather than striking a deal to free those held by Hamas”, Al Jazeera reports.

The strike is endorsed by thousands of businesses, local authorities and unions and will include protests and actions at 400 locations across Israel, according to the news outlet.

“We’re united in a simple demand for the government of Israel to put on the table today an Israeli outline for a comprehensive deal to end the war in exchange for the last hostage,” Naomi Abir, mother of Lotan, an American Israeli who was killed at the Nova festival, was quoted as saying.

“Without these conditions, we know the other side won’t accept,” she added.