President Isaac Herzog held the annual Independence Day ceremony for distinguished IDF soldiers at the President's House in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
Israeli media noted the absence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi also spoke at the ceremony, praising IDF soldiers for their distinction.
Halevi stated, "The soldiers of the IDF are working and doing their duty with distinction even at this time and on all fronts: in the south, in the north, in the center - far as near."
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