President Yitzhak Herzog, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz are participating at this hour (Thursday) in the memorial service for the victims of the Yom Kippur War at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl along with the families of the fallen.
The memorial ceremony for the victims of the Yom Kippur War // Photo: Ministry of Defense
The Yom Kippur War, Israel's most difficult war, took place exactly 49 years ago.
In that war, which lasted 19 days, the lives of 2,656 Israeli soldiers were claimed, another 7,251 were wounded and 294 were captured.
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