Israel’s Memorial Day: Remembrance and Grief, in Photos
Apr 21, 2026·4 min read
From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv and Latrun, families, soldiers and civilians place flags and flowers on graves during Israel’s annual Memorial Day. Israelis observe moments of silence, visit military cemeteries and gather at memorial sites to commemorate fallen soldiers and all those killed in the country’s conflicts, including victims of the Hamas-led militant attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Israeli soldiers place flags and flowers on graves at a military cemetery ahead of the annual Memorial Day honoring fallen soldiers and victims of nationalistic attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Israeli soldiers place flags and flowers on graves at a military cemetery ahead of the annual Memorial Day honoring fallen soldiers and victims of nationalistic attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Israeli soldiers and relatives visit a military cemetery ahead of the annual Memorial Day honoring fallen soldiers and victims of nationalistic attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)People visit the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on the eve of Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers, Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)People visit the graves of their relatives as they mark Israel’s annual Memorial Day, honoring soldiers killed in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)A woman weeps over the grave of her relative as Israel marks the annual Memorial Day, honoring soldiers killed in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)People climb on old tanks at the Armored Corps memorial site during a ceremony marking Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, in Latrun, Israel, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)A man touches the wall with names of fallen soldiers during Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks at the Armored Corps memorial site in Latrun, Israel, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)People take their photos on old tanks at the Armored Corps memorial site during a ceremony marking Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, in Latrun, Israel, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Soldiers and civilians mark Israel’s annual Memorial Day at the site of the Nova music festival where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Israelis observe two minutes of silence as air raid sirens sound to mark Memorial Day for soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks at the Armored Corps memorial site in Latrun, Israel Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)People stand still to observe two minutes of silence as air raid sirens sound, marking Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud illean)People stand still to observe two minutes of silence as air raid sirens sound, marking Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud illean)People stand still to observe two minutes of silence as air raid sirens sound, marking Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)People take their photos on old tanks at the Armored Corps memorial site during a ceremony marking Israel’s annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation’s conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, in Latrun, Israel, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
