41.   The strike shut down much of the city, leaving hospital workers and students stranded.

42.   The strike shut down the stock market, utility companies, day care, postal services, radio broadcasts, banks and seaports.

43.   The strike also shut down the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and interfered with telephone, electricity and water service across the country.

44.   The strike also shut stores and halted traffic until afternoon, when it was lifted.

45.   The strike has shut down airports and other transportation, and prompted residents to stock up on food and other basic supplies, including medicine.

46.   The strike has shut down Ben Gurion International Airport, with only a few returning planes of the Israeli carrier El Al being allowed to land.

47.   The strike has shut down public schools across the country.

48.   The strike has shut down schools across the mountain kingdom that borders South Africa and Mozambique.

49.   The strike has shut down airports and other transportation, and prompted residents to hoard food and other basic supplies, including medicine.

50.   The strike has shut down the commissary, gas station, dining halls and other facilities at Incirlik.