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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, May 22, 2016
Military bid farewell to Ya’alon at TA ceremony
The IDF and the Defense Ministry bid farewell to outgoing minister Moshe Ya’alon in a ceremony at the Kirya military headquarter in Tel Aviv.
After a rendition of the national anthem, Hatikva, Ya’alon inspects his troops for the final time as defense minister.
He shakes hands with the officers on the general staff and members of his defense ministry before getting into his car and driving off.
Officers stand at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv at a farewell ceremony for outgoing Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, on Sunday, May 22, 2016 (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
— Judah Ari Gross
