“A two-minute siren sounded across Israel at 11 am Monday, as the nation united in marking Remembrance Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism.According to the Defense Ministry’s commemoration unit, Israel’s fallen number 22,867 soldiers and terror victims. The past year has seen 183 Israelis killed in the line of duty or in terror attacks. Israel’s bereaved families now include 2,543 orphans, 4,999 widows and 10,819 bereaved parents”
