Netanyahu ‘fears’ mass protests after ceasefire deal ‘bluff blew up’: Report

Calls for a general strike on Monday are intensifying as Israelis across the country call for a ceasefire. 

A member of parliament from Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party reportedly told Channel 12 that the prime minister expressed concern about a potential mass protest outside today's cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported.

"Netanyahu fears that hundreds of thousands will take to the streets and lay siege outside the cabinet after the deal bluff collapsed," the network quoted the senior Likud minister as saying.

The municipalities of Tel Aviv, Kfar Saba and Givatayim have announced their participation in the nationwide strike in support of the captives held by Hamas.