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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen soldiers, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
April 21, 2026, 3:50 pm
In bellicose Memorial Day speeches, leaders vow to keep fighting; Netanyahu heckled
Defense minister says Hezbollah leader will ‘pay with his head’; protester interrupts PM when he says he brought back all the hostages from Gaza; Gantz warns of ‘deceptive calm’
By Sam Sokol, Lazar Berman, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Family and friends of Israeli soldier Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 30, 2026, 9:57 pm
Moshe Yitzchak Katz, Israeli-US soldier killed in Lebanon, laid to rest in Jerusalem
Katz, who moved to Israel from Connecticut to serve in the military, is remembered by loved ones as a loyal friend and a proud soldier
By Grace Gilson
President Isaac Herzog speaks at a state memorial ceremony marking 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on November 3, 2025. (Noam Revkin Fenton/ Flash90)
November 3, 2025, 9:05 pm
At Rabin memorial ceremony, Herzog warns Israel ‘once again on the edge of an abyss’
President calls for country to stick to Trump’s Gaza deal, take opportunities for peace as was ‘Rabin’s vision’; late PM’s grandson calls for nation to push extremism to margins
By Nava Freiberg, Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a state ceremony marking the anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, on October 16, 2025. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)
October 16, 2025, 3:20 pm
Marking 2 years since war began, Netanyahu says Israel ‘determined to complete victory’
At state memorial ceremony, PM hails IDF gains, vows return of ‘every last hostage,’ warns enemies rearming; Herzog urges probe into Oct 7 ‘failure,’ decries resurgent ‘polarization’
By Nava Freiberg
Family and friends of slain hostage Israeli soldier Captain Daniel Perez attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on October 15, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2025, 11:54 pm
Their bodies returned from Gaza, Guy Illouz and Cpt. Daniel Perez laid to rest in Israel
Released captive Matan Angrest eulogizes Perez, his ‘admired’ tank commander; Illouz’s father laments that Hamas ‘murdered his soul;’ Herzog urges no rest until all hostages back
By Jessica Steinberg, Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Family and friends of slain soldier Staff Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on July 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 9, 2025, 8:16 pm
Reporter arrested for a post cheering killings of IDF troops, as fifth soldier buried
Haredi journalist Israel Frey detained after calling world ‘a better place’ after deaths of soldiers in Gaza; hundreds of ultra-Orthodox attend Jerusalem funeral for Moshe Shmuel Noll
By ToI Staff
People stand still as a two-minute siren sounded across Israel, marking Memorial Day at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
April 30, 2025, 3:23 pm
As Israelis mark Memorial Day, PM honors troops who ‘broke the grip of our enemies’
Netanyahu heckled by protesters at Mount Herzl who urge him to free the hostages and to resign; key torch-lighting ceremony marking transition to Independence Day nixed due to fires
By Lazar Berman, Charlie Summers, Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
Family and friends of Captain (res.) Avraham Yosef Goldberg, who was killed battling Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon, attend his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
October 28, 2024, 12:39 am
Five soldiers killed in Lebanon are mourned, including 3 religious Zionist teachers
Among the dead are beloved Jerusalem school rabbi, volunteer who gave stranger a kidney, ex-PM Bennett’s son’s teacher, called up mid-class; all in reserves for nearly a year
By ToI Staff
A Knesset guard lowers the Israeli flag to half-staff to commemorate the National Remembrance Day for October 7 massacre and the ongoing war it started in the Gaza Strip, at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 27, 2024, 2:12 pm
PM jeered as leaders stress need to free hostages at memorials for Gaza war victims
Two official events at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem commemorate soldiers and civilians killed; pair of Gaza border kibbutzim refuse to participate in ceremonies
By ToI Staff and Gavriel Fiske
People look at a memorial for victims of the October 7 massacre by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on the one-year anniversary of the attack, in Tel Aviv, on October 7, 2024. (Oded Balilty/AP)
October 26, 2024, 11:03 pm
Israel holding second national day of mourning for Oct. 7 victims on Sunday
Separate official ceremonies for slain civilians and soldiers to take place at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl; Kibbutz Nir Oz members won’t attend after PM ignores invite to visit
By ToI Staff
Artist's impression of the new tower planned for the Epstein Compound in Jerusalem, nicknamed the 'Jerusalem Burj,' as seen from Yad Vashem. (AS+GG- Smith-Gil Architecture. Local architects Studio Yigal Levi Architects)
September 23, 2024, 6:44 pm
District planners approve controversial ‘Jerusalem Burj,’ rebuff most objections
Deputy Mayor Havilio vows to keep up opposition, says planners have broken own rules on building height and don’t think about preserving character of capital
By Sue Surkes
Soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of Capt. Wassem Mahmoud during his funeral in the village of Beit Jann, northern Israel, June 16, 2024 (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
June 16, 2024, 11:41 pm
11 funerals for IDF commanders, soldiers held across Israel as nation mourns
Troops killed in three separate incidents in Gaza laid to rest at funerals from north to south; Druze village of Beit Jann delays Eid al-Adha celebrations for day of mourning
By ToI Staff
People wave the Israeli flag as they pay their respect to counter-terror officer Arnon Zamora, who was killed in battle on June 8 during a special operation to rescue four Israeli hostages from Gaza, outside his family home in Mevasseret Zion, June 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2024, 10:41 pm
‘Hero of Israel’: Thousands pay last respects to officer killed in hostage rescue op
Arnon Zmora’s widow eulogizes ‘a sweet man full of laughter, sensitivity and compassion’; in tearful tribute, uncle of rescued hostage says families have ‘unbreakable alliance’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at the National Hall For Israel's Fallen soldiers at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Memorial Day, May 13, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
May 13, 2024, 3:07 pm
‘You took my children’: Netanyahu heckled as Memorial Day marked at national cemetery
At military cemeteries across the country, somber ceremonies focus on the heavy losses of October 7; Gallant says war against Hamas will shape Israel’s future ‘for decades to come’
By ToI Staff
The Epstein project planned for west Jerusalem, dubbed the Burj Jerusalem. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)
April 9, 2024, 11:01 am
Planned ‘Jerusalem Burj’ skyscraper draws opposition over proximity to landmarks
200 objections lodged against plans for 200-meter tower, designed by Burj Khalifa architect’s firm, to overlook Yad Vashem and Mount Herzl military cemetery; would be capital’s tallest building
By Sue Surkes
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