New rules for Memorial Day

• Date: 05 April 2021
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Published date: 05 April 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The general public is asked to visit the cemeteries a week before Memorial Day to allow bereaved families to be reunited with the memory of their loved ones, while maintaining healthy social distance.

In the week before Remembrance Day, IDF commanders and soldiers, in cooperation with representatives of the Ministry of Defense, will welcome visitors to the cemeteries, and together with students from around the country will place memorial candles, wreaths and Israeli flags on the graves of the fallen.

On the Day of Remembrance for the Martyrs of the Israeli Armed Forces, state memorial ceremonies will be held in the military cemeteries throughout the country. In addition, the IDF will hold ceremonies at the memorial sites and in various units.

In addition, unlike...