Former prime minister Naftali Bennett told The Jerusalem Post that while Israel remembers those who were lost, it also embraces the families who sacrificed “what was most precious to them."
The traveling exhibit is part of a new educational initiative led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to deepen the study of the area's history in schools.
The ceremony progressed under the slogan "Strengths of Renewal," with those honored with carrying a torch at this year's ceremony including Argentine President Javier Milei.
Despite this, when sirens sounded along the Lebanese border, the IDF classified the event as a 'false identification.'
The IDF expressed its deep regret over the incident, emphasizing that its operations in Lebanon are against Hezbollah and other terror groups alone, and not Lebanese civilians.
He has also requested that the A-G express her position regarding “someone who impersonates and uses a title that was not given to them in the Knesset."
“This is an extreme act that does not represent the residents of Beit Shemesh. This act is crossing a red line that has no place in our society," Hatzalah head Eli Beer said.
This is a day that will be remembered for generations. The president of Argentina is the first non-Israeli and non-Jewish leader ever to light an Independence Day Torch.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s office of trying to broaden last week’s interim ruling in the ongoing case.
The IDF says that after interrogation, the suspects revealed the location of an explosives cache to be in a school in Beit Ummar, a town just kilometers north of Karmei Tzur.
“The Druze have fought for the state, and will continue to fight for their rights in their country," Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif said. “The state must carry the burden of proof and action."
