Israel’s leaders commemorated Memorial Day on Monday, a usually somber holiday that this year was almost entirely absorbed by the ongoing war in Gaza
. At 11:00 A.M., sirens announced two minutes of silence, and a formation of four fighter planes then flew over Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. At a ceremony, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed once again to defeat Hamas, a promise he has made repeatedly during Israel’s brutal seven month war with the militant group. Some 300,000 Palestinians fled Rafah over the weekend as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city, according to U.N. estimates.
's strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. — U.K. foreign secretary David Cameron says halting arms sales to Israel would only strengthen Hamas. — With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day. — Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on U.S. campuses, as some college graduations are marked by defiant acts.
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