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IDF to forgo dress uniforms during upcoming ceremonies amid ongoing war in Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
File - Israel's 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The Israeli military will largely forgo dress uniforms during ceremonies on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day in the coming weeks, amid the ongoing war.
Officers with the rank of captain and above, and non-commissioned officers ranked sergeant first class or higher, will wear their work uniform at ceremonies held outside of army bases, the IDF says.
It cites operational considerations amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip as the reason for the change.
All other troops, and soldiers with ceremonial roles, will wear dress uniforms.
