Right-wing activists disrupted an Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony on Monday evening, organized by the Combatants for Peace organization and The Parents Circle-Families Forum (a grassroots organization of Israeli and Palestinian families who have lost immediate family members), Israel's public broadcaster KAN News reported.
Activists, including Mordechai David, Rami Ben Yehuda, and Sheffi Paz, attempted to force their way into the venue.
The ceremony, which was held for the 21st year, offers a space for shared memory and recognition of pain from both sides.
Participants also called to "end the cycle of violence" at the ceremony, which was attended by October 7 survivors and victims' family members, including Ayala Metzger, the daughter-in-law of Yoram Metzger, who was kidnapped on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz and murdered in captivity.
Kholoud Khoushia, a Palestinian from Jenin whose son is currently being held in administrative detention, also spoke at the ceremony through a broadcast message.
Disruptions across Israel during Remembrance Day sirens
In a separate incident, a family in Lod was detained after shouting and disrupting the public order during the sirens that sounded nationwide to commemorate the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.
In total, five people - a mother and her four children - were arrested by the police because of the incident, which also affected a public ceremony hosted by the city's municipality.
"The Israel Police views any violation of memorial ceremonies and public order as serious, and will continue to act with zero tolerance against lawbreakers, in order to preserve the honor of the fallen heroes of the Israeli military and victims of hostilities, and for public safety," the police said.
Additionally, in the city of Beit Shemesh, two haredi (ultra-Orthodox men) were caught while tearing down Israeli flags on the eve of Remembrance Day.
An online video showed the men using a long object to take down the flags, while another ran away with them once they were on the ground. While the first one was taken down without interruption, police officers intervened as he attempted to tear down a second flag.
The suspects were taken to the police station for questioning, after which a decision will be made on whether to request an extension of their detention in court.
The police stated that "this is an ugly and despicable act, as the suspects were not satisfied with the serious offense of desecrating the state flag, but did so intentionally on the eve of Memorial Day."