In a scene echoing the First Intifada, a comprehensive general strike paralyzed daily life across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday, as Palestinians joined a global day of solidarity with Gaza. Shops, schools, universities, and both public and private institutions shut their doors, leaving streets deserted in cities, towns, and villages.

The strike declared by national and Islamic factions and endorsed by the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees was framed as an expression of popular rejection of “Israel’s” ongoing war of extermination and mass displacement targeting Palestinians in Gaza. Organizers called for the broadest possible participation, locally and globally, to raise voices against Israeli war crimes and the international silence that enables them.

By midday, mass demonstrations filled the streets. Protesters carried banners and chanted in support of Gaza and its resistance, while condemning Arab, Islamic, and international inaction in the face of the ongoing massacre. Online campaigns and worldwide protests accompanied the mobilization, amplifying calls for urgent international intervention.

In Jerusalem, businesses and schools remained closed amid a heavy deployment of Israeli police. In Nazareth, Palestinians from within the 1948 occupied territories held a silent protest, raising black flags and demanding an end to the war. The largest demonstration unfolded in Ramallah, where thousands marched through the city center, urging the Palestinian Authority (PA) to take concrete action in support of Gaza.

However, the demonstration was marred by a violent crackdown by PA security forces who assaulted participants with batons, arrested two protesters, and deployed plainclothes agents among the crowd. A young woman was among those beaten.

In a statement, the Committee for the Families of Political Prisoners and Detainees in the West Bank condemned the arrests and assaults as systematic repression, declaring that “what happened is not merely an individual transgression, but rather a systematic behavior that reveals the oppressive face of the Authority, which now treats every free voice as a threat to its existence and its people as enemies.” The committee described the crackdown as a betrayal of the national cause and an alignment with Israeli efforts to suppress and silence the Palestinian street.

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In a scene echoing the First Intifada, a comprehensive general strike paralyzed daily life across the occupied West Bank and occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday, as Palestinians joined a global day of solidarity with Gaza. Shops, schools, universities, and both public and private institutions shut their doors, leaving streets deserted in cities, towns, and villages.

The strike declared by national and Islamic factions and endorsed by the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees was framed as an expression of popular rejection of “Israel’s” ongoing war of extermination and mass displacement targeting Palestinians in Gaza. Organizers called for the broadest possible participation, locally and globally, to raise voices agai

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