Israel adding 600 graves to military cemetery, Army Radio reports

Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi places a wreath during a memorial ceremony for Israelis killed on the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the 7th of October at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. [GIL COHEN-MAGEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]

The Israeli occupation army will add 600 new graves for soldiers in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Army Radio has reported.

The station continued: “An area of 7.7 dunams on Mount Herzl will be transferred to the Ministry of Defence in order to provide a place to bury the army’s dead.”

Yesterday, Channel 14 reported that within 48 hours, 11 Israeli officers and soldiers were killed and more than ten others were injured in battles in Gaza and Lebanon.

Nearly 800 Israeli occupation forces have been killed since October last year, according to figures released by Israel. Military experts believe the apartheid state is covering up the true soldier death toll.

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