page_title: Israel Defense Forces
section_title: Commemoration
hierarchical_section_title: Israel Defense Forces / Commemoration / Commemoration
caption_attribution_description: English: Recent lines IDF parade marching עברית: שורות אחרונות בגוש הצועדות במצעד צה"ל, Original Image Name:מצעד צהל 1968, Notes:ביום העצמאות ה-20 בשנת תשכ"ח (1968), במלאת 20 שנה למדינה, נערך מצעד צה"ל בירושלים. היה זה לאחר הניצחון במלחמת ששת הימים והמצעד החל בחלק הצפוני של ירושלים, שהיה שנה קודם לכן בשלטון ירדן, חלף על פני חומות העיר העתיקה והמשיך למרכז העיר. הפעם לא חלו עוד מגבלות הסכמי שביתת הנשק. המצעד היה גדול בהיקפו וכלל 4,500 חיילים בתוכם גוש של 120 חיילות, למעלה מארבע מאות כלים ממונעים ומטס אווירי של ארבע מאות מטוסים. , Location:ירושלים
context_page_description: The Israel Defense Forces, commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal, are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its Chief of General Staff, the Ramatkal, subordinate to the Defense Minister of Israel; Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi has served as Chief of Staff since January 15, 2019.
  An order from Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion on 26 May 1948 officially set up the Israel Defense Forces as a conscript army formed out of the paramilitary group Haganah, incorporating the militant groups Irgun and Lehi.
context_section_description: Yom Hazikaron, Israel's day of remembrance for fallen soldiers, is observed on the 4th day of the month of Iyar of the Hebrew calendar, the day before the celebration of Independence Day. Memorial services are held in the presence of Israel's top military personnel. A two-minute siren is heard at 11:00, which marks the opening of the official military memorial ceremonies and private remembrance gatherings at each cemetery where soldiers are buried. Many Israelis visit the graves of family members and friends who were killed in action. On the evening before the remembrance day all shops, restaurants and entertainment places must close gates to the public no later than 7 P.M. (the same routine and law applies to the day of remembrance of the Holocaust which takes place a week earlier).
  The main museum for Israel's armored corps is the Yad La-Shiryon in Latrun, which houses one of the largest tank museums in the world. Other significant military museums are the Israel Defense Forces History Museum (Batei Ha-Osef) in Tel Aviv, the Palmach Museum, and the Beit HaTotchan of artillery in Zikhron Ya'akov. The Israeli Air Force Museum is located at Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev Desert, and the Israeli Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, is in Haifa.
  Israel's National Military Cemetery is at Mount Herzl. Other Israeli military cemeteries include Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv, and Sgula military cemetery at Petah Tikva.
caption: Israeli female soldiers on parade, Jerusalem, 1968
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