Doctors, academics, bereaved families to demonstrate in the capital, with rally expected outside Histadrut HQ in Tel Aviv amid pressure on labor federation to call a strike

Group of 800 ex-operatives says 'Iron Dome' of judicial protection that High Court provides Israeli forces 'will be immediately removed' if legislation to weaken judiciary passes

Tzur Yaniv feted at Mount Herzl cemetery on Memorial Day; sister Rachel Yaniv addresses Knesset ceremony: 'Despite the incomprehensible price we have paid, we continue to love'

UTJ and Shas lawmakers who did not serve in IDF back out of events, as does Likud Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan, who has been criticized for recent incendiary comments

Eli Ben-Shem, representing families who've lost loved ones, warns some planned appearances may cause trouble; top Netanyahu aide denies refusing to meet, says cabinet raised topic

Group also rescinds invite to National Unity MK after bereaved families demand ceremonies remain free of politics with country undergoing upheaval over judicial overhaul

Organizers of controversial annual ceremony for bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families slam defense minister, who says move is due to 'complex security situation' in West Bank

Mayor tells parents that city has no control over who attends ceremonies organized by Defense Ministry in military cemeteries; urges leaving politics out of sensitive day

Attorney representing some of the victims' relatives the 'writing was on the wall,' after probe finds senior official, including Netanyahu, likely responsible for disaster

Last bills approved by outgoing Knesset also include official recognition of bereaved siblings and better enforcement to protect the rights of people with disabilities