Netanyahu, Herzog Attend Memorial; Lapid Skips Ceremony
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- Senior Israeli officials attended a state memorial for October 7th massacre victims.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog spoke at the ceremony.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid did not attend the memorial.
- The ceremony honored victims of the October 7th attacks and the ongoing war.
- The President of the Supreme Court faced a protester at the event.
A state ceremony was held at Mount Herzl on Monday to commemorate the victims of the October 7th massacre. Among the attendees were Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, Defense Minister Israel Katz, President of the Supreme Court Isaac Amit, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Inspector General of the Police Dany Levy, Head of the Shin Bet David Zinai, and Head of the Mossad Roman Gofman.
President Herzog, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Katz delivered speeches during the event. The President of the Supreme Court Isaac Amit arrived to lay a wreath, and during the ceremony, he was confronted by a protester who approached him.
Notably absent was the Leader of the Opposition, Yair Lapid, who chose not to attend the ceremony for reasons not yet known. The nation stood still in remembrance of the fallen and murdered, heroes of Israel and victims of terror whose lives were cut short in the war and the October 7th massacre.
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