Pro-Palestinian group praised by Hamas for using global dockworkers' strike to push Israel boycott

Hamas praised the No Harbour for Genocide group for organizing a global dockworkers' strike on Friday that affected over 100 ports in 22 countries, using the strike to push for a halt to shipments to Israel. The strike, initially called by unions to protest dangerous conditions for seafarers, was co-opted by the anti-Israel group. Hamas released a statement commending the labor solidarity movement and urging continued action against Israel.

Hamas praised the anti-Israel group No Harbour for Genocide (NHG) for organizing a global dockworkers' strike on Friday, October 30, 2026, that affected over 100 ports in 22 countries and caused an estimated $2 billion in losses. The strike, initially called by unions to protest dangerous conditions for seafarers in war zones and demand better pay, was used by NHG to push for a halt to shipments to Israel. Hamas released a statement commending the labor solidarity movement and urging continued action against Israel, calling it a 'prime example' for groups worldwide. The NHG movement claims to have tracked 315 shipments for Elbit Systems through 56 ports in 29 countries between August 2025 and September 2026, and 3,400 shipments supplying US military bases through 67 ports in 42 countries. The article quotes the NHG's demands, including an end to the 'genocide of the Palestinian people' and recognition of a Palestinian state, but does not include responses from Israeli officials or port authorities.