The 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War: Ministry of Defense and KKL-JNF to Revamp Dozens of Heritage sites in the Golan Heights, Commemorating Yom Kippur War Victims
Sites to be revamped include: Tel Saki, Emek HaBacha, Tel Faher, and others
Families, Commemoration, and Heritage Division at the Ministry of Defense, in partnership with Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) and in collaboration with the Golan Regional Council, is launching a large-scale project to renovate and revamp dozens of monuments commemorating the fallen soldiers of Yom Kippur War across the Golan Heights. These memorial sites, erected after the war to tell the story of the battles and the fallen soldiers, will undergo significant improvement; the project aims to complete works by October, when Israel is to mark the 50th anniversary of a war that claimed the lives of 2,689 fallen soldiers.
Dozens of heritage sites, scattered across the Golan Heights, have become focal points for Israelis visiting the area and participating in battlefield heritage tours. This unique project, initiated by the Ministry of Defense in partnership with KKL-JNF and the Golan Regional Council, is meant to preserve these sites for decades to come. Some of the sites to undergo significant improvement: Tel Saki, Emeke HaBacha, Nati Force, 7th Division (Khativa 7) Memorial, 188-Barak, The Nagmash (armored personnel carrier), Tel Fakher, and others.
Ministry of Defense Deputy Director and Head of Families, Commemoration, and Heritage Division, Arye Mualem: "The Yom Kippur War exacted a high price on the people of Israel. The heritage sites on the Golan Heights commemorating that horrific war have become important focal points for bereaved families, for the general public, and for tourists visiting from all over the world. As the Ministry of Defense prepares for the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, we are launching a large-scale project in collaboration with KKL-JNF and with the Golan Regional Council which aims to honor the memory of those fallen during the Yom Kippur War.
KKL-JNF Chairwoman Ifat Ovadia-Luski: "The fallen soldiers of the IDF have made the ultimate sacrifice - their lives - for the State of Israel and its people. As a society, we must repay them and their families for this sacrifice. The JNF works tirelessly to honor and commemorate the fallen IDF soldiers. We are proud to take part in this important initiative to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Yom Kippur War, together with the Ministry of Defense. This is one of our top missions as a nation, to know and cherish our heritage, our wars, and most importantly - the story of the people who have made our life here possible."
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