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- Israel's 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
- Demonstrators rally in Tel Aviv to protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill, as the country begins celebrations for its 75th anniversary, on April 25, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
- Fireworks mark the end of the Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. (Screencapture)
- Israelis protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to overhaul the judicial system hold an alternative Independence Day observance in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
- The 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
- Demonstrators hold flags and raise a menorah during a rally in Tel Aviv to protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill, as the country begins celebrations for its 75th anniversary, on April 25, 3023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attend the 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
- Fireworks at the 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023.( Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
- Israelis stand still to observe two minutes of silence as a siren sounds to mark Memorial Day in Jerusalem, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
- Israelis stand in silence next to graves of soldiers at the Mount Herzl miitary cemetery in Jerusalem during the Memorial Day siren, April 25, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the official Memorial Day ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, April 25, 2023. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
- Israelis stand in silence next to graves of soldiers at the Mount Herzl miitary cemetery in Jerusalem during the Memorial Day siren, April 25, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at a Memorial Day ceremony at the Beersheba Military Cemetery, April 25, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
- The 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)