An illuminated Israeli flag decorating the Azrieli Tower in Tel Aviv as traffic comes to a halt yesterday to mark Remembrance Day, ahead of the 62nd anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state. Israel was founded on May 14, 1948, but independence is celebrated from sundown on April 19 to the following evening in accordance with the Hebrew lunar calendar after remembering the fallen soldiers.

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