Hamas Praises Global Port Strike

The anti-Israel coalition No Harbour for Genocide organized a global port strike on Friday that halted operations at 113 facilities across 22 countries. The group claimed the action left $2 billion worth of cargo idle in global ports. Hamas released a statement on Friday praising the labor unions for their role in organizing the protest and demanding a halt to military shipments to Israel.

The strike involved dockworkers in Europe and other regions who stopped work to protest the use of their infrastructure for arms transport. Reuters reported that strikers also sought higher wages, improved working conditions, and the right to have medical professionals on vessels crossing war zones. Apostolos Kypraios, head of the Greek union of merchant marine engineers, told Reuters at a rally in Piraeus that workers would not support foreign wars or become cannon fodder.

The No Harbour for Genocide group stated that the strike linked labor issues with opposition to conflict. Their declaration argued that the fight against war and aggression was tied to salary disputes, automation projects, and worker safety. The group demanded that ports stop transporting arms, ammunition, equipment, and troops to war zones. They also called for trade unions to monitor vessels and organize collective resistance against war cargoes.

The movement outlined seven specific demands in its statement. These included an end to the conflict in Gaza, recognition of an independent Palestinian state, and an end to US and Israeli military actions in the Middle East. The group also called for solidarity with the peoples of Cuba, Venezuela, and Sudan. They demanded that no ports be converted into military bases and urged a rejection of the war economy.

Hamas described the event as a global labor solidarity movement involving more than 25 labor unions. The statement urged other groups to join the No Harbour for Genocide initiative and expand its influence. The organization expressed appreciation to the participating unions and syndicates. It noted that the movement represented a categorical rejection of arms transfers to Israel, which it described as an occupying entity.

The No Harbour for Genocide website claims to track maritime transfers that sustain Israel. The group said it monitored 315 shipments of components for Elbit Systems moving through 56 commercial ports in 29 countries between August 2025 and September 2026. It also tracked 3,400 shipments supplying US military bases through 67 ports in 42 countries from December 2025 to September 2026. The website maintains a database that categorizes vessels based on their pattern of involvement in supplying Israel.

Protesters at major European ports held signs with slogans such as no to war, no to armament, and embargo on Zionism now. The No Harbour for Genocide group encourages activists to block vessels that appear on its blacklist. The organization also advises dockworkers to suspect and potentially block ships they believe are carrying military or dual-use supplies to Israel.