The ongoing strike by VTA workers is set to enter its third week on Monday, with no bus or light rail service in operation. The strike, which began on March 10, has left the transit system inoperable as the workers continue to push for better compensation.

ATU says there are other issues in the latest contract that may delay contract approval.

There were new developments in the VTA workers strike on Sunday. The agency was offering the union a revised contract in an attempt to end the two-week long work stoppage. The VTA Board said the revised offer includes 11% over three years and strengthens the rights of workers.

Israeli operations intensified southern Gaza with the military ordering evacuations and Hamas reporting the death of a senior figure in an airstrike.

An Israeli airstrike killed a Hamas political leader in southern Gaza. Palestinian officials put the death toll from months of conflict at over 50,000.