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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Commemoration ceremonies begin for Israel’s fallen soldiers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe nationwide ceremonies for Israel’s Memorial Day, which begins at sundown today, begin in the afternoon with a commemoration event at the Yad Labanim memorial for fallen soldiers in Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein take part in the ceremony, as well as top army brass and families of fallen soldiers.
Netanyahu earlier today took part in the Foreign Ministry’s ceremony commemorating members of Israel’s foreign service who fell in the line of duty.
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