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Ben-Gvir leaves Independence Day ceremony after sitting in Milei's seat, being asked to switch

Also, KAN reported that MK Tally Gotliv was seen on video confronting an event worker after being told she had not been reserved a seat in the "distinguished gallery" seating section.

People covered with Israeli national flags walk onto Rabin square to take part in the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day at its 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv
Since the beginning of the war with Iran, about 180 new immigrants have arrived from North America

Israel's 78th Independence Day: Optimism, not pessimism, will rebuild the nation - editorial

People visit the graves of Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, days before Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day).

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Remembrance Day is shaped by new loss

Former hostage Emily Damari lights the torch during the main rehearsal of the 77th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.

Thousands urge Israeli media to skip state Independence Day ceremony, air civilian alternative


New app by Israel's Defense Ministry helps to navigate the graves of Israel's fallen forces

The application, "Memory Paths," allows individuals to navigate to graves in military cemeteries, giving users information about the fallen buried there.

 Israeli flags on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 9, 2024, ahead of Israeli Memorial Day.

Grapevine: Re’ut remembers

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IDF soldiers place flags at graves on Mount Herzl ahead of Memorial Day, May, 2022

‘She was light itself’: Family, friends, unit mourn Rose Lubin

Lubin was murdered in a stabbing attack carried out by a resident of east Jerusalem near Herod's Gate of the Old City in Jerusalem.

 People gather for the funeral of Israeli-American Border Police officer Sgt. Rose Ida (Elisheva) Lubin.

Herzog: Those who fuel bitter Israeli division endanger the state

“Especially now, we must learn the lessons and truly understand that the internal threat within Israel is the most acute and dangerous threat of all," said President Isaac Herzog.

 President Isaac Herzog speaks at the memorial ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War on September 26, 2023.

Thousands mourn at funeral of soldier who died during training

Crowds gathered at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery to pay their last respects at the funeral of Corporal Hillel Nehemiah Ofen, who recently died during a military training session.

 Friends and family attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Hillel Ofen at Mt Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. Ofen died after collapsing in training. August 15, 2023.

Lamentations at Rabin’s tomb link Tisha Be’av to modern tragedies

A young man was playing a somber tune on a piano as dozens of people waited for the chanting of lamentations to start.

 Dina, who asked that we not use her last name, waved two Israeli flags, one being her own design, at Zion Square on Wednesday night to commemorate the eve of Tisha Be’Av

'A man of truth': Staff-Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir laid to rest at Mt. Herzl

Amir was buried next to Sgt. First Class David Yehuda Yitzhak, the soldier who fell earlier this week during the operation in Jenin.

 Thousands attend the funeral of Staff Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir, killed in a shooting attack near Kedumim, at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on July 7, 2023.

New Defense Ministry app helps locate graves of IDF fallen soldiers

It allows the public to easily locate and navigate to specific grave sites in one of Israel's military cemeteries, some of which cover huge areas and are difficult to navigate.

 GRIEVING AT THE Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem last year.

Miri Regev to try to convince Lapid to attend Independence Day torch ceremony

This was reported after Lapid announced that he would not participate in the ceremony as a form of protest against the judicial reform and the government.

Miri  Regev

Israeli leaders have a duty to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies, Benny Gantz says

Many bereaved families especially oppose the participation in ceremonies of Knesset members or ministers who did not serve in the IDF.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the public in the Yom Hazikaron ceremony on Mount Herzl.