From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Memorial Day ceremony gets underway at Yad Labanim in Jerusalem
The first Memorial Day ceremony of the year gets underway at the Yad Labanim memorial for fallen soldiers in Jerusalem, hours before the 8 p.m. siren officially ushers in the day of commemoration for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror.
The ceremony is attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.
It opens with remarks from the relatives of several fallen soldiers, police officers, and terror victims, including the sister of Capt. Or Moses, who was killed battling Hamas terrorists on the Zikim base on October 7, 2023; the sister of Nova festival victim Noa Zender; and the widow of Yinon Fleishman, who was killed in a tank accident on the northern border on October 29, 2023.
The Times of Israel Community.