Yom hazikaron

Honoring fallen friends: Soldier’s mark tributes to fallen friends through service and memory

"His memory is what keeps me going. It reminds me that our service is about more than just our lives—it’s about the legacy we leave."

 Lt. P drew a photograph of her friend, Staff sergeant Nehoray Levi Amitay z"l and his girlfriend.
 Palestinian Hamas militants release female Israeli soldier Agam Berger held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2025.

Former hostage Agam Berger recounts Remembrance Day in Gaza captivity, memorializes friend

  The ceremony honored the 43 Lone Soldiers who fell since October 7

Thousands honor fallen lone soldiers in Jerusalem Memorial on Israel’s Remembrance Day

 El Al airplane at the Ben Gurion International Airport. October 4, 2022.

No siren, just silence: El Al honors fallen from the air - watch


Over 23,000 soldiers killed fighting for Israel since 1860

Some 56 soldiers were added to the list while another 40 IDF veterans who died as a result of disabilities and injuries over the past year were also added to the list, the ministry said.

A woman mourns on Mount Herzl on Yom HaZikaron

Palestinians denied entry for Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

The ceremony comes to state that "War Is Not an Act of Fate – But a Choice of Man," according to Combatants for Peace.

Israeli Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

Basking in our nascent independence

In 1950, more than a million Israelis celebrated the nation’s second birthday.

MEMBERS OF Kibbutz Gan Shmuel march on Israel’s second Independence Day, in Hadera in 1950.

Independence Day: 71 + 1 new reasons I love Israel

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... again this year... in no particular order

NEW SNACKING frontier: The parent company for Oreos, Cadbury and Toblerone is teaming up with Israeli food tech incubator the Kitchen to develop new munchables.

From tragedy to triumph

The lesson is clear – tragedy should be acknowledged, mourned and learned from, while recognizing that triumph is bound to follow.

Ari Harow 311

Not the Jewish way

Haredi reticence on Remembrance Day

A SOLDIER stands in front of a monument engraved with names of fallen soldiers, ahead of a ceremony marking Remembrance Day, in Jerusalem

Time for unity

Let us hope that our leaders begin dealing with the root of our problems soon so that we’ll be around to celebrate many more Independence Days here in Israel.

Israelis gather at Tel Aviv's beaches to watch Israel's annual Independence Day airshow, April 19, 2018

Lone Soldier Center remembers the fallen

A memorial torch was lit by Michael and Pat Blank, the parents of lone soldiers Sam and Aron Blank.

Harriet Levine, the mother of fallen lone soldier Michael Levine, addresses a memorial at Ammunition Hill on Tuesday night

Ceremonies across the country pay tribute to Israel’s fallen

Official state ceremonies were held Tuesday evening at the Western Wall, and Wednesday morning at Mount Herzl.

An Israeli soldier sits by a grave on Mount Herzl during Remembrance Day on April 18th, 2018.

Yom Hazikaron

"All hands are on deck in this tiny country, because Israel has no choice but to defend itself if it wants to survive."

IDF soldiers participate in an official Remembrance Day ceremony at the Western Wall, April 17, 2018