Yom Haatzmaut – Independence Day and Yom Hazikaron – Memorial Day
were celebrated in Hebron at the foot of the Cave of Machpela.
were celebrated in Hebron at the foot of the Cave of Machpela.
On Tuesday evening, the annual memorial ceremony was held with the participation of the
commanders and fighters of the Judea Brigade, the Givati regiment, the Border Police
fighters and commanders, the bereaved families, the settlement leaders in Hebron and
Kiryat Arba, residents and guests from all over the country.
The next day memorial services were conducted at the ancient Hebron cemetery. In
addition to sages from hundreds of years ago, the modern section of the cemetery
includes locals who fell in battle. Among those memorialized were:
* Eli HaZe’ev,
an American Vietnam veteran who moved to Israel and was killed in the 1980 Beit Hadassah terrorist
attack.
an American Vietnam veteran who moved to Israel and was killed in the 1980 Beit Hadassah terrorist
attack.
* IDF St.-Sgt. Elazar
Leibowitz, a resident of the Jewish community in Hebron and a fighter in the
Nahal patrol battalion who fell in 2002.
Leibowitz, a resident of the Jewish community in Hebron and a fighter in the
Nahal patrol battalion who fell in 2002.
* Benaya Sarel, a
native of Kiryat Arba, a commander of the Givati reconnaissance company who fell on
the outskirts of Rafah in Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
native of Kiryat Arba, a commander of the Givati reconnaissance company who fell on
the outskirts of Rafah in Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
* The graves of the martyrs of the 1929 riots were buried next to
them, and on the other side were the victims of the last few decades of martyrdom, who
sacrificed their souls for the revival of the land and the city of their
forefathers.
them, and on the other side were the victims of the last few decades of martyrdom, who
sacrificed their souls for the revival of the land and the city of their
forefathers.
On Wednesday evening the Yom Haatzmaut celebrations began. The 2,000-year-old
Herodian walls that house the Biblical burial caves were lit up in blue and white and
decorated with flags. Crowds gathered to watch the fireworks and celebrate the 71st
anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence.
Herodian walls that house the Biblical burial caves were lit up in blue and white and
decorated with flags. Crowds gathered to watch the fireworks and celebrate the 71st
anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence.
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