April 28 (UPI) -- Israelis observed various Memorial Day ceremonies remotely on Tuesday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a state ceremony from his office due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The official ceremony was staged without the usual audience at the Har Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, where nearly 25,000 service members are buried. Lt. Aviv Kochavi, Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen physically attended.