Iron Sword War Memorial Day

Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, lights a memorial candle at Kibbutz Nirim to mark 1 year since the October 7th massacre
Observed byIsraelis
Date24 Tishrei (Hebrew calendar)

Iron Swords War Memorial Day is a national memorial day commemorating the fallen victims of the October 7 attacks, and the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces who fell during the ensuing Gaza war. Due to the fact that the 22nd of Tishrei, the day the attacks occurred, is the holiday of Simchat Torah according to the Hebrew calendar, and the 23rd of Tishrei is the isru chag (the day after a Jewish holiday) of Sukkot, the memorial day was set for the 24th of Tishrei.

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