The state memorial service marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of the late Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Yitzhak Rabin, began today (Monday) in the plot of the nation's greats on Mount Herzl.
In addition, the 21st anniversary of the death of his wife, the late Leah Rabin, will be marked. The ceremony will be attended by President Yitzhak Herzog, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Knesset Speaker Miki Levy and Supreme Court President Esther Hayut.
Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be absent from the state ceremony.