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\"\"<\/a>On Memorial Day, Israeli leaders promise brighter future<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

TROY OSHER FRITZHAND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our story will have a happy ending, Netanyahu promised.<\/strong>
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Bereaved families mark Memorial Day at the graves of fallen Israeli soldiers at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2022. Photo by Chaim Goldberg\/Flash90.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday that the Israel Defense Forces would \u201ckeep going until the end\u201d to defeat Hamas, as the Jewish state marked its first Memorial Day since the Oct. 7 massacre.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPain is everywhere, but so is light. A fighter whose two legs were amputated told me: \u2018It is important for us to know that we are going to defeat them,\u2019 not to give up\u2026keep going until the end, until victory,\u201d said Netanyahu at the ceremony on Mount Herzl.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a faithful and refined representation of the spirit of our fallen heroes\u2014faith in the rightness of the struggle and adherence to victory. As Sarit Zussman, the mother of the fallen soldier in Gaza, said, our story will have a happy ending,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz addressed bereaved families in Rosh Ha\u2019ayin, promising that the destroyed or abandoned towns in northern Israel and the northwestern Negev would return to life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will return to Be\u2019eri and Metula strong. We will return to quieter and better days. We will return to see our hostages, for whose safety we all pray, and we are committed to working to return them even at very painful prices,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since the outbreak of the war on Oct. 7, daily rocket fire from Hezbollah has cleared out the northern towns such as Metula\u2014leaving tens of thousands of Israelis living in hotels or temporary homes until it is safe to return.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs great as the disaster was, so is the greatness of Israeli determination, that our enemies did not know,\u201d added Gantz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks at the annual ceremony for soldiers whose burial places are unknown, at the National Hall of Remembrance, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, March 10, 2022. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky\/POOL.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Memorial Day began on Sunday evening at 8 p.m., with ceremonies taking place at sites across the country, including at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The Monday commemorations at Israel\u2019s 53 military cemeteries and memorial sites throughout the country began at 11 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some chose to use the day for political purposes. Even before Memorial Day, some families of fallen soldiers called on government ministers and Knesset members to avoid giving speeches at the various ceremonies. At the Ashdod military ceremony, attended by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, protesters shouted at him, calling him a criminal and asking why he had come.<\/span><\/p>\n

Memorial Day at the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv on May 13, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni\/Flash90.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev was also targeted by chants, at the Holon military cemetery. She referred to this in her speech, saying, \u201cOn days like this, we need to put aside our differences of opinion. There is a lot of pain and disappointment, but we need to put these things aside, certainly in the cemetery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Since last Memorial Day (April 25, 2023), 1,594 Israeli soldiers and civilians have died. This figure includes 760 Israel Defense Forces soldiers (61 of whom succumbed to their wounds from previous years) and 834 civilians, of whom 822 were killed on or after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas in southern Israel, according to numbers released by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant speaks at an official Memorial Day ceremony, at the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv on May 13, 2024. Photo by Tomer Neuberg\/Flash90.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Five soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

A total of 30,139 security personnel and civilians have been killed defending the Land of Israel and in terrorist attacks since 1860, the year in which the first Jews left the walls of Jerusalem to build new Jewish neighborhoods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Due to the war, this year\u2019s Memorial Day was marked with fresh stories of heroism, both from the day of Hamas\u2019s invasion and from the resulting war.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the beginning of the current war, which began with the terrible massacre, we [witnessed] countless acts of sacrifice, stories of heroism and displays of mutual commitment that will be remembered for generations in the Israel Defense Forces,\u201d said Netanyahu. \u201cThe emergency units, the Israel Police, the Israel Security Agency, the fire, rescue and medical forces, and ordinary citizens\u2014all came out\u2026to protect our home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A ceremony was also hosted at the ISA headquarters in Tel Aviv. ISA Chief Ronen Bar told the crowd, \u201cThis is a difficult day for every family, it is a difficult day for every citizen, it is a difficult day for every ISA employee, it is also a difficult day for me personally. This year, unfortunately, [we\u2019ve seen] many pictures of civilians who were slaughtered and of fighters who were killed. Our fighters, of the IDF, of the police, of the rescue forces and of the standby units. Together we fought, together we fell, together we will rise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He went on to say, \u201cThe ISA\u2019s war is not over yet\u2014we will not rest until we return all 128 abductees home, [as well as] the four who were there [in Gaza] before [Oct. 7]. Those who are among the living and those that are not among the living. Everyone. Because this is the real difference between us and them\u2014we will sacrifice our lives for the sake of the citizens, they will sacrifice the lives of the citizens for their own.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The war in Gaza entered its 220th day on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant promised Israelis during his speech that the fight will not let up until victory is achieved. \u201cThis is a war of no choice, a war that will shape our lives for decades to come,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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