Israel looks back at the courageous and heroic people who forged and sacrificed for this beautiful state and honor those who keep it running.
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An Israeli flag, with the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City in the background, as seen from the Mount of Olives observatory, April 24, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)