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Bayern Munich goalkeeper pays Memorial Day tribute on Bundesliga debut

Israeli goalie Daniel Peretz wears gloves inscribed with 'Remember' and 'May Their Memory Be Blessed' in first league outing, pays homage to 'heroes and heroines who sacrificed everything to protect and fight for us'

Ynetnews | 05.13.24

טקס מעמד הקראת שמות חללי מערכות ישראל בהיכל הזיכרון הממלכתי לחללי מערכות ישראל בהר הרצל

Memorial Day events continue with nationwide siren

Netanyahu attends main state ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem; ministers participate in ceremonies across country; IDF troops observe moment's silence in Gaza

Ynet | 05.13.24

הנשיא יצחק הרצוג בטקס הממלכתי של יום הזיכרון בכותל המערבי בירושלים

'Some by fire and some by suffocation, some by sword and some by beast': President Hertzog on Memorial Day

The annual ceremony commemorating those who fell in all of Israel's wars saw Israel's president in torn garments to signify the profound grief of October 7, as well as the ongoing anguish for those still captive in Gaza: 'between last Memorial Day and this Memorial Day, the graves on the mountain have increased – one hundred and thirty new graves'

Gilad Cohen, Itamar Eichner | 05.13.24

We? We are still there, amid the stench of death

We believed that our child was out there, dehydrated, scared, injured and bleeding; this feeling that should be eradicated from this world still sits deep within us—did this really happen? How was he murdered? May the sacrifice of our children of light not be in vain

Hila Lior | 05.13.24

‘Omer was a messenger, he embodied goodness and kindness’

Staff Sergeant (res.) Omer Balva was overseas with his family when Hamas attacked Israel; feeling a call to duty, he returned to stand alongside his fellow soldiers; he was killed in border clashes shortly after his arrival

Ynetnews | 05.12.24

'Missing him is painful, his comforting hug is so dearly missed'

Miriam Lavi reflects on cherished memories of her son Tzvika before his death following injury in Gaza and shares the emotional rollercoaster of her first Memorial Day as a bereaved mother

Miriam Lavi | 05.12.24

Israel honors diverse heroes, including Bedouin and Druze fallen soldiers

This year's Yom HaZikaron in Israel mourns over 600 soldiers and 700 civilian victims, intensified by recent war and expanded to honor victims of antisemitic attacks globally

Giorgia Valente/The Media Line | 05.12.24

NY Jewish school honors teacher killed in Gaza

SAR Jewish school donates 500 red everlasting flower pins, synonymous with Israel's Memorial Day, in memory of Sergeant Major (res.) Yossi Hershkovitz who taught in the school before his death in Gaza

Gal Ganot | 05.12.24

From October '73 to October '23 – The Face of the Generation

Opinion: Israel remembers its first generation, the first children of the State of Israel, who fought in the Yom Kippur War as well as the brave generation who, after the massacre on October 7 rose up to fight

Doron Almog | 05.12.24

Israel to take part at Cannes Film Festival with Memorial Day short film

It's Not Time For Pop by Amit Vaknin only Israeli film in upcoming event, shot before October 7 and revolves around woman reminiscing about fallen father while trying to get furnished apartment in southern Tel Aviv

Amir Kaminer | 04.24.24

Birthday in Gaza's rubble: The last days of First Sgt. Amit Bonzel

The family of First Sgt. Amit Bonzel, who was killed in Gaza, has created a home memorial in his honor, including childhood photos and commendations, and dozens of pictures from his last days fighting Hamas terrorists

Roy Rubinstein | 12.18.23

A universal language: Memorial Day around the world

IDF soldiers stationed overseas honor the memory of the fallen in many countries around the world with the help of Jewish communities

Yoav Zitun | 04.25.23

שגריר ישראל באו"ם גלעד ארדן בדיון במועצה של מועצת הביטחון בסוגייה הפלסטינית

Israel envoy walks out of Security Council hearing in Memorial Day protest

Gilad Erdan reads aloud names of terror victims killed in past year and lights candle before storming out of chamber; 'I refuse to take part in this absurd farce,' says Erdan after 'numerous requests to reschedule' meeting on Palestinians went unanswered

Itamar Eichner | 04.25.23

Rivka lost husband and 3 sons but not love of country

The daughter of pioneers in Galilee loses her husband and son in pre-state days and another in the fight for independence; family tragedies continue when disease takes the 4rth

Itzchak Tessler | 04.25.23

Bereaved family takes fallen soldier son's girlfriend as one of their own

Moshe and Leah Shefer met Ira at their son's funeral, and the bond between them remains strong ever since; 'They are like grandparents to my kids'

Tali Farkash | 04.25.23

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