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Monday, April 27, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 27, 2020
Military cemeteries shuttered ahead of Memorial Day
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMilitary cemeteries are now closed to visitors ahead of Memorial Day under a government order.
The sites will remain closed until Thursday morning, as the country is placed on lockdown for Memorial Day and Independence Day to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Memorial Day will begin at 8 p.m., with a two-minute siren in memory of Israel’s 23,816 fallen. It will be followed with the traditional ceremony at the Western Wall with the president and army chief of staff, though without an audience.
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