From the Day of Remembrance 5771 until today, 56 casualties were added to the number of casualties and another 84 disabled people, who died as a result of their disability and were recognized during the year as martyrs of the Israeli systems. The number of casualties in all Israeli systems since 1860
The Department of Families, Commemoration and Heritage at the Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for the Memorial Day events, has completed the preparation of the 52 military cemeteries, the Bedouin Warriors memorial site at the leading junction, hundreds of military burial plots and thousands of graves scattered in various localities from Kiryat Shmona to Eilat.
The works included renovation, accessibility, maintenance, cleaning, landscaping as well as polishing and replacing damaged or old tombstones. In recent weeks, the department’s employees have initiated calls for the bereaved families in preparation for Memorial Day, in order to provide any assistance they may need.