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WATCH: Israel honors soldiers who fell in Six-Day War and 1967-70 War of Attrition

A memorial ceremony was held at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

The National Memorial Hall stands empty ahead of a ceremony honoring soldiers who fell in the 1967 Six-Day War and the War of Attrition, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, May 14, 2026. Source: @MoDIsrael/X.
The National Memorial Hall stands empty ahead of a ceremony honoring soldiers slain in the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1967-70 War of Attrition, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, May 14, 2026. Source: @MoDIsrael/X.

A memorial ceremony honoring soldiers who died in the Six-Day War and the subsequent War of Attrition was being held on Thursday afternoon at the National Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

The ceremony was being broadcast live online, the Israeli Defense Ministry said.

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