<h1>Nationwide strike by hostages' families and bereaved demands ceasefire, hostages' return; arrests and emergency measures escalate tensions</h1> Protesters nationwide staged a strike demanding a ceasefire and a negotiated return of hostages, blocking roads and prompting 32 arrests; organizers are family groups of hostages and bereaved relatives. The government faces legal and political pressure balancing public demonstrations, emergency/security powers, and coalition opposition to any deal that would leave the militant group in power. Officials condemned the strike as harming security. Concurrent military operations, blockade measures and planned evacuations raise potential humanitarian-law issues, amid resumed limited aid deliveries and international concern over mass casualties, displacement and allegations that aid is being used as a political or military tool.