A memorial service is currently being held at the Har Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem in honor of the soldiers who fell during the Yom Kippur War. President Reuven Rivlin and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon are in attendance.
The Yom Kippur War broke out on the 6th of October, 1973 and lasted 18 days. 2,673 IDF soldiers fell in defense of the country.