• Anti-government activists reportedly announced planned protest actions that will take place during the general strike on August 17. 
• Multiple municipalities, hi-tech firms, and universities have reportedly confirmed their participation in the strike.  
• The General Labor Union (Histadrut) will not participate in the general strike. 
• The Israel Airports Authority Workers’ Union Chairman Pinchas Idan reportedly stated that passenger traffic at Ben Gurion International Airport is not expected to witness significant disruptions, even if many airport employees take the day off to participate in the strike.  

Nationwide: 

• Protests are slated to take place between 07:00 and 10:00 (local time) at major intersections and squares across Israel. 
• Activists are calling on motorists to sound their horns for one minute at 16:00 nationwide and launch car convoys toward Tel Aviv’s Savidor Railway Station. Dozens of convoys from across Israel are expected. 
• Anti-government groups are planning to gather in front of the residences of Members of Knesset belonging to the ruling Likud-led coalition throughout the day. 
• Reports warned that activists are liable to launch additional unannounced protest actions, including the blocking of key highways and traffic arteries, advising civilians to anticipate disruptions. 

Tel Aviv: 

Hostages Square 

• Multiple events are slated throughout the day at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square (outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art)  
• Activists will gather at 06:29 to mark the exact time Hamas launched its attacks on October 7, 2023. 
• Hostages’ families will hold a press conference at 07:00, and at every hour between 09:00 and 18:00 they will speak about the captives on stage.  
• At 09:00, health workers will march from Ramat Gan’s Jabotinsky Road to the square. They are slated to arrive at 11:00. 
• Activists will march from Tel Aviv’s Savidor Railway Station toward the square at 19:00 ahead of the main rally, which will be held at 20:00.  

Additional locations in Tel Aviv

• Protesters will demonstrate at the intersection of Rokach Boulevard and Route 2 between 08:30-10:30. 
• A gathering will take place in front of the City Hall at Rabin Square at 09:00. 
• A demonstration will be held at the intersection between Kaplan Street and Route 2 between 12:00 and 14:00. 

Jerusalem 

• Protest actions are slated at the following key locations in the capital: 
• At 07:15 outside the President’s House (Beit HaNassi). 
• At 07:30 at Jerusalem’s Central Railway Station Plaza. 
• At 08:00 at Paris Square. 

1. Those operating or residing in Israel on August 17 are advised to allot for disruptions to business continuity due to the slated general strike. 
2. Maintain heightened vigilance and allot for disruptions to travel across Israel due to the likelihood of demonstrations and blockades of traffic arteries materializing. 
3. Those intending to travel through Israeli airports on August 17, including Ben Gurion International Airport, are advised to allot for disruptions due to the slated general strike and potential for associated delays.