Arnon Bar-David

A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza was set to begin Monday.

Tel Aviv’s municipal services will participate in tomorrow’s strike in solidarity with the Israeli hostages and their families, according to a post today on the city’s Facebook page.

The strike will take place alongside many other municipalities in Israel following the discovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night paused a judicial overhaul that triggered a general strike, political division and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

The proposed reforms would curtail the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians greater powers over the selection of judges.