Israel observes Memorial Day with siren, ceremonies
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a national memorial ceremony for Israel\’s fallen soldiers that no one will succeed in destroying Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a national memorial ceremony for Israel\’s fallen soldiers that no one will succeed in destroying Israel.
Israel came to a standstill as a siren sounded for two minutes in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
More than 80 rockets were fired at southern Israel in the seventh day since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, including two aimed at Jerusalem.
A one-minute siren marked the beginning of Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day, Israel\’s official Memorial Day.
Another rocket warning siren wails and eight members of the Levi family, including a grandmother and a newborn, quickly cram into the small bedroom made of reinforced concrete that serves as the family\’s bomb shelter. \”Come on, come on! Get in!\” they shout. Just before the metal door thuds shut, the family dog, Pick, is whisked inside.
The siren will mark the moment 10 years ago when a bomb went off, killing 85 people in the most devastating terrorist attack in modern Latin American history. Hundreds of Argentines are expected to be standing on Pasteur and in nearby streets to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy.
The DAIA political umbrella group, together with AMIA and Familiaris de Las Victims — the biggest group of victims\’ relatives — jointly organized the commemoration ceremony in Buenos Aires.