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Memorial Day

Yom HaZikaron 2023: Israel commemorates 24,000 fallen soldiers

Just hours before Memorial Day commenced, a terror ramming took place, leaving five injured and one dead

By Tash Mosheim

5 min read

People visit soldiers' graves at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on April 24, 2023, on Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron). - Israel marks Remembrance Day to commemorate 24,213 fallen soldiers and victims of attacks recorded since 1860 by the Ministry of Defence, just before the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of its creation according to the Jewish calendar. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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