{"id":471362,"date":"2026-04-21T11:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/news\/april-20-21-israel-marks-memorial-day-for-fallen-soldiers-and-victims-of-terrorism\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:30:08","slug":"april-20-21-israel-marks-memorial-day-for-fallen-soldiers-and-victims-of-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/en\/news\/april-20-21-israel-marks-memorial-day-for-fallen-soldiers-and-victims-of-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"April 20-21: Israel Marks Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"471362\" class=\"elementor elementor-471362 elementor-471351\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b9adce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72b9adce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8573c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8573c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fourth day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar \u2013 the day preceding Israel&#8217;s independence celebrations \u2013 is dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives for the freedom, independence, and security of the Jewish State.<\/p><p>The chronological proximity of Israel&#8217;s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism to Independence Day is meant to serve as a reminder of the heavy price the Jewish people paid for the restoration of their national sovereignty. On Memorial Day, the nation expresses its gratitude to the sons and daughters who sacrificed themselves to protect the Jewish people in their homeland. This year, Memorial Day once again takes place under the shadow of mourning for the innocent victims of Hamas&#8217;s brutal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023; readiness to resume military action against terrorists in Gaza and Lebanon and their sponsor and inspirer \u2013 the Iranian regime; and the determination to restore the security of Israel&#8217;s borders.  <\/p><p>Memorial Day (in Hebrew, &#8220;Yom HaZikaron&#8221;), whose ceremonies began on the evening of April 20, combines the nation&#8217;s collective grief with the personal sorrow of those who lost their loved ones, relatives, and friends in war and terrorist attacks. Official memorial ceremonies opened at eight in the evening with a nationwide minute of silence, announced by a one-minute memorial siren. Memorial Day ceremonies are attended by senior Israeli officials, military command and security service heads, relatives of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, and representatives of the public.  <\/p><p>From 1860, when the first Jewish settlers left the perimeter of the Old City walls in Jerusalem to build the first Jewish neighborhoods, until the present day, 25,648 men and women have fallen defending the Land of Israel and its people, on combat duty and while performing their official duties. The burial place of over 400 of them is still unknown. This number includes members of the first voluntary Jewish watch brigades and armed groups; fighters and activists of Jewish underground organizations in Mandatory Palestine; soldiers of the Jewish Brigade who fought in World War II; soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces; police officers; employees of the General Security Service (Shabak) and the Mossad intelligence agency; and employees of the Israel Prison Service. Over the past year, 174 Israelis fell while performing their duty as members of Israel&#8217;s security forces. Additionally, 54 disabled veterans passed away over the past year.   <\/p><p>Since 1851, 5,313 people have fallen victim to terrorism and violence against civilians within the territory of modern-day Israel, of whom 4,587 fell after the end of the War of Independence. Among those killed by terrorists are 810 children and adolescents and 223 foreign citizens. 122 Israeli civilians fell victim to terrorism while abroad. Over the past year, 79 Israelis were killed by terrorists. The majority of those killed by terrorists (1,017) were victims of Hamas&#8217;s attack on Israel on October 7, the aggression of Palestinian terrorists in the south and Hezbollah in the north of Israel, as well as the Iranian regime&#8217;s rocket terror against Israeli civilians. The atrocities of the terrorists on October 7 claimed the lives of 778 civilians, leaving in Israel 630 orphans, 177 widows and widowers, 1,355 bereaved siblings, and 693 parents who lost their children. In total, 59,583 family members of fallen soldiers and 14,815 family members of victims of terrorism live in Israel today. The total number of registered civilians injured in terrorist attacks and hostile actions now stands at 99,156.       <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be5c117 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7be5c117\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f594802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f594802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/ru\/pages\/israel-marks-yom-ha-zikaron-memorial-day-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.gov.il\/ru\/pages\/israel-marks-yom-ha-zikaron-memorial-day-2026<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth day of the month of Iyar in the Jewish calendar \u2013 the day preceding Israel&#8217;s independence celebrations \u2013 is dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives for the freedom, independence, and security of the Jewish State. 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