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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 532

Mount Herzl

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
Fireworks at the 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 25, 2023.(Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
April 8, 2024, 10:51 pm
Independence Day ceremony to be pre-recorded, held at Gaza border communities
Minister Regev announces change of format to honor fallen on October 7, shifts from traditional location of Mount Herzl, scraps audience to respect ‘public atmosphere’
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Rose Lubin, who was killed in a stabbing attack on November 6, 2023, speaking at an FIDF dinner in April 2023, in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. (Courtesy)
November 9, 2023, 5:15 pm
Policewoman killed in Jerusalem stabbing eulogized as ‘free-spirited people magnet’
Rose Lubin, an immigrant from Atlanta, moved to Israel in 2021, joined the Border Police as a lone soldier a year later
By Jessica Steinberg
Graves prepared at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 8, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90
October 16, 2023, 4:35 pm
As Israel buries its dead, volunteers honor them by digging their graves
At the largest cemeteries, funerals have been held day and night, requiring teams of volunteers to prepare fresh graves
By Shira Silkoff
Family and friends attend the funeral of IDF soldier Ori Mordecai Shany at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 10, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
October 10, 2023, 11:56 pm
Across Israel, mourners bury the dead as nation reels from still-climbing toll
Lone soldier Sgt. Benjamin Loeb laid to rest in Jerusalem; Ashdod resident Izabella Gandlin eulogized at her funeral instead of celebrating her wedding: ‘My beautiful angel’
By Amy Spiro
Graves being prepared at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 8, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
October 9, 2023, 8:28 pm
As death toll from Hamas onslaught continues to climb, Israel begins to bury its dead
Soldiers, police officers and civilians laid to rest around the country, as nation starts mourning process while war continues; ‘We just want one more conversation, one more hug’
By Amy Spiro
Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Benny Gantz. (Yonatan Sindel, David Cohen/Flash90)
September 19, 2023, 4:02 pm
‘Leadership failure’: Gantz rebukes Netanyahu for planning to skip Rabin memorial
Opposition MK says PM must ‘do the right thing’ and honor assassinated leader’s memory at Mount Herzl even if protests are likely; Labor head: ‘Ceremony more dignified without him’
By Michael Bachner
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial service marking 23 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, on October 21, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
September 19, 2023, 12:24 am
In first for sitting PM, Netanyahu expected to skip Rabin memorial at Mount Herzl
Unnamed sources close to premier call ceremony increasingly ‘political’; event has become battlefield between Netanyahu and Rabin family
By Michael Bachner
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