Mount Herzl
Jerusalem razes Elie Wiesel Plaza for NIS 73m. underground passage to Shaare Zedek
SZMC’s director-general Prof. Ofer Merin told In Jerusalem that when construction is completed, he will make sure that the Elie Wiesel Plaza and its garden are restored.
Victims of terror honored at President's Residence
Closing the circle: Inside the campaign to bring Theodor Herzl’s grandparents to Mount Herzl
Gal Hirsch faces backlash over Independence Day torch-lighting amid tax fraud trial
Thousands mourn at funeral of soldier who died during training
Crowds gathered at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery to pay their last respects at the funeral of Corporal Hillel Nehemiah Ofen, who recently died during a military training session.
Lamentations at Rabin’s tomb link Tisha Be’av to modern tragedies
A young man was playing a somber tune on a piano as dozens of people waited for the chanting of lamentations to start.
'A man of truth': Staff-Sgt. Shilo Yosef Amir laid to rest at Mt. Herzl
Amir was buried next to Sgt. First Class David Yehuda Yitzhak, the soldier who fell earlier this week during the operation in Jenin.
New Defense Ministry app helps locate graves of IDF fallen soldiers
It allows the public to easily locate and navigate to specific grave sites in one of Israel's military cemeteries, some of which cover huge areas and are difficult to navigate.
Miri Regev to try to convince Lapid to attend Independence Day torch ceremony
This was reported after Lapid announced that he would not participate in the ceremony as a form of protest against the judicial reform and the government.
Israeli leaders have a duty to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies, Benny Gantz says
Many bereaved families especially oppose the participation in ceremonies of Knesset members or ministers who did not serve in the IDF.
500 fallen soldiers' families to gov't: Keep out of Remembrance Day ceremonies
In quieter times when the country was less split by the judicial overhaul debate, Remembrance Day and Independence Day were hallowed moments when all political disagreements fell by the wayside.
Visitors 'vandalize' Yoni Netanyahu's grave with heart-shaped stones
Lt.-Col. Netanyahu fell during the Entebbe rescue operation in 1976, when the IDF freed over 248 hostages from Uganda's Entebbe airport.
Israel commemorates fallen soldiers with unknown tombs
Bereavement is always difficult, he said, but more so for those who live with uncertainty and with no grave of the loved one to visit.
'We will gather strength and build up the Land': Yaniv brothers laid to rest at Mt. Herzl
The funeral procession departed from Har Bracha on Saturday, as dozens of Israelis lined the highway with Israeli flags.
