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WATCH News Flash: Israel celebrates in shadow of grief, as country comes together to celebrate Lag B’Omer

Crowds celebrate the holiday of Lag B’Omer in Meron on May 19, 2022. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Crowds celebrate the holiday of Lag B’Omer in Meron on May 19, 2022. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

The Gulf state accompanied its X post with an image of a Seder plate and matza.
Hezbollah launched some 100 rockets coupled with drones at the Jewish state since the start of the holiday.
The Iranian-backed group attacked Israelis as they marked the Exodus, just as the Amalekites attacked the Israelites when they left Egypt, the defense minister said.
The film documents the circumstances of the small rural town of Gniewoszów, focusing on one of its last living survivors, along with a resident who says he saw Jews murdered there six months after the Nazis’ reign of terror ended.
The episodes will “reveal fascinating stories,” IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said.
“This week we are reminded that with true faith, eternal hope and the power of prayer, nothing can stop the people of God.”