(Israel Ministry of Defense-IMRA) 126 new names have been added to the list of Israel's fallen soldiers and terrorism victims who will be honored at this week's Remembrance Day events. Israel now has 10,524 bereaved families who have lost 22,993 loved ones. The families include 2,396 orphans and 4,992 widows. A 1-minute siren be will heard at 8 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a ceremony at the Western Wall. On Wednesday, a 2-minute siren will be heard as Israelis observe a second moment of silence, followed by numerous memorial services across the country. The placing of a flag with a black "Yizkor" (remembrance) ribbon on the grave of each and every fallen soldier or terror victim is an expression of the state's deeply held honor and respect for the fallen. It embodies the participation of the whole country in the shared grief of all the bereaved families, orphans and widows. The Ministry of Defense estimates that over one million Israelis will be paying their respects at the 44 military cemeteries and burial plots across the countries.
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