The petitions, first filed in 2020, were brought by female candidates and service members seeking equal access to screening and service in elite units, including the infantry and maneuvering armor.
"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 attacker entered the complainant’s second-floor apartment through the balcony in the early morning hours and overpowered her as she went to check noises from the living room.
According to the indictment, Dvir faces 10 counts that include rape, attempted rape, an indecent act by force, and multiple counts of indecent acts.
The soldiers were evacuated to the hospital for further medical treatment.
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.
