Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Independence Day events in Netanya

Due to the "Swords of Iron" war, this year the Netanya Municipality has decided to hold a limited number of events for the community in Atzmaut Square

​On the eve of the Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers, Netanya will unite with the memory of the fallen and murdered at a ceremony at Yad Labanim, and with a “Singing in their Memory” event in Atzmaut Square, with the participation of artists David D’Or, Nathan Goshen, Ran Danker, and Boaz Sharabi.

Netanya will celebrate Israel’s 76th Independence Day with a central community event which will take place on May 13 in Atzmaut Square with a stage of local artists, dance groups, street artists, a drone show, and street stalls. 

Likewise, there will not be a fireworks display. 

“We all carry great pain in our hearts after October the seventh, the terrible war has exacted a heavy and unfathomable price. We don’t have another land, this is our state and we are fighting the most justified war that the State of Israel has known. We pray for the success of our soldiers and that they return home safely. This year we have decided to mark the Independence Day celebrations in Netanya in a limited and communal way. We will unite with the memory of our daughters and sons, and pray for the swift return home of the hostages,” said Mayor Miriam Fierberg-Ikar.

On the eve of the Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers, May 12, the Netanya Municipality will mark events for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Terror Victims:

  • A central memorial ceremony for Netanya's daughters and sons on the site of Yad Labanim. 
  • A central youth ceremony in Atzmaut Square.
  • An evening of singing in their memory emceed by Linor Abargil, and with the participation of artists David D’Or, Ran Danker, Boaz Sharabi, and Nathan Goshen in Atzmaut Square. 

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