🇮🇱 Israel pauses to honor fallen soldiers nationwide: A single knock has changed thousands of families’ lives forever. This year, Israel remembers 25,648 soldiers who fell defending the country.
Today, the nation will come to a standstill during the memorial siren, on highways, in office buildings, and in private homes. The siren, which for the last two and a half years has often warned of danger, will sound today as a reminder of the cost of protecting the country from that danger.
🕯️ May their memories be a blessing. May their families be comforted among the mourners of Zion. And may God avenge their blood.
🪖 Chief of Staff Zamir stresses continued resolve and national cohesion: Chief of Staff Zamir said: “Our story begins with the steps of Abraham our forefather, who heeded the command ‘Lech Lecha,’ with a promise that wove the unbreakable bond between the people and their land—and continues to this very day. For the righteousness of this path, and for the right to take root here, people have fought in every generation.”
On the campaign in Iran, he said: “We will continue to stand guard, we will not allow Iran to realize its ambitions, and we will ensure the eternity of Israel.”
He added: “We will forever walk with our swords at our sides in order to ensure a vision of prosperity, growth, and peace for our children and grandchildren. To fulfill this vision, we as a nation — from all parts of the nation — must share deeply in the mission of security and bear the burden through learning and change. Cohesion is a condition for our existence.”
🇮🇱 President Herzog says Israel remains in the midst of the campaign: President Herzog said at the state memorial ceremony at the Western Wall: “We are still in the midst of the campaign. War is a decisive moment, a national test, and as a nation we are meeting it in a remarkable way—and we will continue to face it with determination and strength, despite all the terrible pain.”
He added: "We do not live by our sword, but alongside it. We grasp it when necessary, as we do now — yet our spirit must remain strong. The spirit that aspires to peace, freedom, and dignity. The spirit filled with faith, with love for humanity and for our land — this is the spirit that can overcome every challenge."
Herzog concluded: “The generation of the war’s turn has come—to dare and dream of the day after. It deserves a song of hope.”
⚠️ Defense Minister issues warning to Hezbollah leadership: Speaking minutes ago at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Defense Minister Israel Katz stated:
"Nasrallah destroyed the Shiite community in Lebanon, and Naim Qassem will destroy it again and pay with the loss of territory - until he also pays with the loss of his head."
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