Mount Herzl

The remains of Shimon and Rivka Herzl, grandparents of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, will be brought this week from their burial place in Belgrade. They will be laid to rest beside him on Mount Herzl in a ceremony on August 5, marking 77 years since Herzl was buried in Jerusalem.

At the military cemetery on Mount Herzl, Staff Sgt. Nave Havshush, one of four armored corps soldiers killed in battle in southern Lebanon overnight between Thursday and Friday, was laid to rest. He is the third fallen soldier from Geva Binyamin-Adam since the war began, and the 64th from the Binyamin Regional Council since October 7, 2023.

After watching the Patria sink, Eliyahu Hakim vowed revenge. At 20, he went to the gallows unbowed. Decades later, his legacy endures.

Speaking at Jerusalem’s Hall of Remembrance on Mount Herzl, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled learning of his brother Yoni’s death during the Entebbe raid and warned that, with U.S. support, Israel preempted an Iranian plan for mass destruction.

At a Mount Herzl ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel Katz outlined the IDF’s posture in southern Lebanon, said Israel will strike "even during the cease-fire" to protect troops, and touted significant blows to Iran. Memorial Day observances continue nationwide with a two-minute siren at 11 a.m., followed by ceremonies across the country.

Argentine President Javier Milei visits Israel, meets PM Benjamin Netanyahu, announces he will move Argentina's embassy to Jerusalem, backs Israel against the Iran axis, and touts new EL AL nonstop flights and an AI partnership.