President Herzog Marks October 7th National Memorial Day
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
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- President Herzog opened the national memorial day for October 7th.
- The Israeli flag was lowered to half-mast at the President's Residence.
- The ceremony honors victims of the October 7th attacks and the war.
- It also pays tribute to those injured in the conflict.
President Isaac Herzog officially opened Israel's National Memorial Day for the October 7th attacks by lowering the Israeli flag to half-mast at the President's Residence. The ceremony, which took place at 6:29 AM, signifies the nation's shared grief and honors the memory of all those killed and fallen during the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, and in the subsequent "Swords of Iron" war. The day also pays tribute to those who sustained physical and psychological injuries during the events and continue to carry those wounds. The lowered flag represents the collective mourning of the State of Israel and its citizens for the victims, including men, women, children, infants, the elderly, civilians, and soldiers.
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