A total of 170 soldiers were killed during their military service since Israel’s last Memorial Day, according to figures released by the Defense Ministry on Thursday.

Another 54 veterans died due to complications from injuries sustained during their service.

The numbers brought the total to 25,644 people who have died during service to the country since 1860, when Jews left the Jerusalem Old City walls to establish new neighborhoods in the Holy Land.

The annual figures include all soldiers, police and members of other security services who died in the past year, whether in the line of duty, or as a result of an accident, illness or suicide.

There was no fresh tally of terror victims, who are also commemorated on Memorial Day.

The Defense Ministry added that there are currently 59,583 bereaved family members in Israel, including parents, widows, children and siblings of the fallen, with 7,165 relatives added since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack.

Israel’s Memorial Day will commence on Monday evening when a one-minute siren will blare across the country. On Tuesday morning, a two-minute siren will sound ahead of national........

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