"Every year, my wife and I make it a point to meet with the torchbearers," Netanyahu told the survivors. "It is an extraordinarily moving moment because you are giants of the spirit."
The letter deplored that women had never had a significant role in the ceremony at the Western Wall, other than lighting the ceremonial torch.
An IDF official says April 8 strikes killed 250 Hezbollah fighters and hit key command centers across Lebanon, bringing total terror group losses to over 1,400.
In a split outcome on the broader issue, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Justice Daphne Barak-Erez held that the so-called “factional outline” could not stand.
Six rockets were successfully intercepted, but the seventh hit a residence, injuring the woman inside, Magen David Adom said.
In the letter, Zamir vowed to “remember the communities that were erased from the face of the earth; the voices of the boys and girls, the elderly and the young, who were led to the crematoria."
The new headquarters is said to now serve as a hub for civic and political activity in the city and will operate an assistance command center for residents of northern Israel.
The post remained online for over an hour and gained traction on American platforms, reaching roughly half a million views.
Among the newly included locations are Caesarea, where members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s family reside, as well as Arad, Rosh Pinna, and a series of communities in the Upper Galilee.
The police conducted an independent investigation separate from the prosecution, uncovering "early and deliberate preparation for criminal activity, using a variety of means."
Two caregivers in Beersheba were sentenced to prison after being convicted of repeatedly abusing toddlers, with the court stressing the betrayal of trust and lasting harm to the children.
