Israel Memorial Day

Israel Stands Still to Commemorate Fallen Soldiers

Israel stood still on Monday morning as a siren sounded to commemorate fallen soldiers on Israel's Memorial Day. The country grinds to a halt at the sound of the siren, with cars stopping on the highway so that people may stand and pay their respects to the country's fallen soldiers.
(Ha'aretz)


Remembrance Day: Israel Remembers Its Fallen Soldiers

Remembrance Day is a day of collective and personal anguish mingled with awe and honor for the fallen. A total of 22,867 men and women have been killed defending the Land of Israel since 1860. Since the end of the War of Independence, 2,443 people have been killed in Israel in terror attacks - 13 in the past year.
(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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