Leaders' Airways Headed to Australia at Governor's Landing yesterday • President's House President said of special deployment: "These are 40 state visits at the same time" • Each leader will be assigned a diplomat from his arrival in the country • 200 stewards and waiters will take part in the official dinner

• Preparations at the President's House // Photo: Mark Naiman, GPO

Approaching the latest alignment: Peak preparations in Israel at the beginning of the special events marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp

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Last night, the President's House held a general rehearsal for the events attended by Foreign Ministry representatives at Yad Vashem. Meanwhile, the first guest, General David Hurley, arrived in Israel. Today, more than ten more leaders out of the 40 are expected to land at Ben Gurion Airport, including the leader of the Democratic majority in the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Georgia President Salome Zorabishvili, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, expected to arrive after midnight. Pelosi will meet with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein tomorrow.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to meet many of the guest leaders. He will meet at US Embassy in Jerusalem with US Vice President Mike Pence. Another important meeting is scheduled for him with Macron. Netanyahu expects France to impose sanctions on Iran. In addition, Prime Minister Mekaron will talk about the importance of stopping the project for the precision of missiles operated by Iran and Hezbollah In Lebanon.

Dozens of foreign ministry workers in the present and past arrived at the president's house yesterday and blamed world leaders. They practiced attitudes and movement from hall to hall after the official dinner opening the International Holocaust Forum.

Dozens of tons of equipment

President of the President's House, Harel Toby: "The President's House is being hosted as never before. These are 40 state visits at the same time in terms of infrastructure, security, hospitality needs and artistic program. Every detail in the artistic program has a deep affinity for Holocaust memory. For us, success will be expressed by the leaders' commitment to combating anti-Semitism in their countries, along with educating and embedding these values ​​in their education systems, and of course the fact that the event will go smoothly, without mishaps or embarrassment. "

During the historic dinner, the leaders will host 200 stewards and waiters, serving typical Israeli dishes. Tens of tons of equipment were brought into the President's house: 150 beams of iron and wood, 400 square meters of flooring, 240 pieces of furniture and 800 light bulbs, along with hundreds of heating appliances.

A diplomat will be assigned to each head of state from the moment the airport stops at Ben Gurion Airport, which will accompany him until the end of the visit, and as for the drivers public, Highway 1 from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem will be closed alternately from tomorrow (Wednesday) until Friday, and thousands of police will be deployed on the main roads.