Tel Aviv, April 30 -- Sirens wailed across Israel on Tuesday night as the nation paid tribute to fallen soldiers and victims of terror on Remembrance Day. Flags were lowered to half-mast and people lit memorial candles to mark the second Remembrance Day during the war with Hamas.

Meanwhile, the government was forced to make last-minute re-arrangements to avoid having divisive ministers appearing in certain communities amid an uproar raised by bereaved families. Among them were Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Deputy Transportation Minister Uri Maklev and Likud MK Etti Atia.

In 2024, government ministers speaking at ceremonies in cemeteries in Tel Aviv Netanya, Rehovot, Holon, and Ashdod were h...