Israel’s Airports Authority says departing flights from the nation’s predominant worldwide airport have been grounded following a strike known as in protest in opposition to the federal government’s deliberate judicial overhaul.

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The strike was known as on Monday by the nation’s largest commerce union grouping and will paralyse massive swaths of Israel’s economic system. Tens of hundreds are anticipated to be affected by the flight modifications.

Planes will for the second nonetheless be capable of land at Ben-Gurion Airport, exterior the sprawling seaside metropolis of Tel Aviv.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul has sparked unprecedented opposition from throughout Israeli society.(AP) RUP