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Bereaved families and families of hostages are holding separate events and protests, some attempting to block government ministers from entering ceremonies. At 8 P.M., Memorial Day will conclude, and Independence Day events will begin

  Israel on Sunday started observing Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism After a one-minute siren nationwide at 8 p.m., a state ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, led by President Isaac Herzog and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi will be broadcast live on all major outlets. Meanwhile, […]

As Israel marks its annual Memorial Day, the shadow of October 7, the hostages and the war in Gaza hangs over the ceremonies across the country. Israel's President Herzog: 'We never wanted nor chose this terrible war. Not this one nor its predecessors'

  Israel is poised to mark Memorial Day marked by a one-minute-long siren Monday evening during which the nations will stand in silence to remember the fallen soldiers and victims of terror.  This year, Memorial Day – otherwise known as the Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror, or "Yom HaZikaron" – is […]

Israel's Knesset published an attendance list of Memorial Day ceremonies. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is set to appear in the Kfar Saba cemetery, where Roni Eshel, an Israeli soldier who was killed on October 7, is buried. 'I feel as if they are deliberately hurting us more,' her father says