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Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel s military correspondent.
Family and friends attend the funeral of IDF soldier Amit Ben-Ygal at the cemetery in the central city of Beer Yaakov, May 12, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Three Israelis a soldier and two civilians were killed in violent, nationalistic attacks over the course of the past year, by far the lowest number in the country’s history.
This bittersweet distinction comes as Israel on Wednesday commemorated Memorial Day, remembering the 23,928 people recognized as having fallen on behalf of the state since 1873.
Over the past year, 112 names have been added to that list 43 of them active servicemembers and 69 who were recognized as having died of wounds sustained in wars or terror attacks. Those 112 people includes those killed in accidents or died of illness over the past year, as well as people who died years ago but have only now been officially recognized as having died of injuries related to their military service
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Here’s some data we don’t really talk about enough. Numbers are often far more accurate than gut feelings and moods.
One. That’s the number of IDF soldiers killed in action in 2020. One. First Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal was killed after a large rock hit his head while on duty in the village of Yabed.