Palestinian storeowners decided to participate in commercial strikes in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Wednesday in morning for prisoner Maisara Abu Hamdiya who died yesterday in an Israeli jail.
A general strike started in the morning today in occupied Jerusalem following a violent day of repression by the Israeli police forces that attacked a peaceful rally organized in Bab Al-Amoud district in protest at Abu Hamdiya's death.
Most of the Jerusalemite storekeepers refrained from opening their businesses in response to strike calls.
The Palestinian natives of Jerusalem also decided to stage a protest outside the Israeli magistrates' court to demand the release of 11 Palestinians who were detained in the police attack on the rally of Bab Al-Amoud.
For its part, the coordination committee of factions in Nablus city also called today for a strike in mourning for Abu Hamdiya.
Other West Bank cities have also seen today morning similar one-day strikes, except for Al-Khalil city, the hometown of Abu Hamdiya, which declared a strike for three days.
