President Isaac Herzog arrived at the Knesset building in Jerusalem on Tuesday ahead of the festive opening session of the 26th Knesset.
Herzog arrived at the Knesset plaza accompanied by a motorcycle escort and mounted horsemen. He was welcomed by Knesset Speaker MK Amir Ohana.
As part of the ceremony, the President inspected the Knesset honor guard and laid a wreath on behalf of the State of Israel at the memorials commemorating Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.
Ohana then escorted the President into the Knesset building, accompanied by the honor guard and the IDF Band, which performed ceremonial trumpet fanfares and the national anthem.
The ceremony was also attended by second- through fifth-grade students from the Tomer Rachel School in Ma'ale Adumim, who waved Israeli flags and specially made Knesset flags prepared for the occasion.
The ceremony was held ahead of the opening session of the 26th Knesset, during which the members of Knesset elected in the recent elections will be sworn into office.