Families and broad segments of the public demand accountability from political and military leaders over blunders that led to the deaths of hundreds in the deadliest attack in the country’s history
Hagit Chen holds a necklace depicting her son, a fallen Israeli soldier, Itay Chen, in Tel Aviv, on May 8, 2024. Itay Chen was killed in Hamas' attack on Oct. 7, but unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, the Chens don't have a grave to visit because their son's remains are held captive in Gaza.Ruby Chen’s son, Itay, was killed in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Israel marks its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of attacks beginning at sundown Sunday with an official ceremony and smaller events the following day at military cemeteries across the country. The solemnity is then abruptly interrupted by the fanfare of Independence Day, which begins Monday evening.
Militants reached roughly 20 different locations in southern Israel, stretching into cities beyond the belt of farming communities that straddles Gaza. It took hours for the region’s most powerful military to send reinforcements to the area and days for it to clear all the militants. But many Israelis have also lost patience with the protracted war, where soldiers continue to die and where thousands have been wounded.
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