Sunday, May 2, was marked as a national day of mourning in Israel following a stampede at Mount Meron that claimed 45 lives.
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National flags were flown at half-mast at public buildings, IDF bases, and Israeli diplomatic missions abroad.
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman announced that during the day of mourning, the IDF would not host any leisure or entertainment activities, and that celebratory ceremonies would be cancelled, with few exceptions.
Education Minister Yoav Gallant order school principals to start the day with a discussion of the weekend's events at Mount Meron, and school psychologists have issued guidelines for holding a discussion of this difficult nature with children.
