Memorial Day 2026: 174 IDF soldiers, 79 Israeli civilians killed in past year

According to National Insurance Institute data, since 1851 – the date chosen as the beginning of the pre-state Jewish community in what is now Israel – 5,313 civilians have been killed. Of these, 3,762 have been killed since the War of Independence in 1948, including 1,017 who were killed since the

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Memorial Day 2026: 174 IDF soldiers, 79 Israeli civilians killed in past year

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According to National Insurance Institute data, since 1851 – the date chosen as the beginning of the pre-state Jewish community in what is now Israel – 5,313 civilians have been killed. Of these, 3,762 have been killed since the War of Independence in 1948, including 1,017 who were killed since the October 7 attack

02:25 AM • April 20 2026 IDT

Between last Memorial Day and this year's, which starts Monday evening, 174 Israeli soldiers and 79 civilians have been killed, while 54 disabled veterans died, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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