Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts
The Knesset describes the national Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts as observed on 4 Iyar or an adjusted nearby date, immediately preceding Independence Day.
Date and recurrence
4 Iyar or adjusted date; immediately before Independence Day
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Israel / national memorial observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Israel Memorial Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Knesset — Memorial DayNational Legislature
Frequently asked questions
When is Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts?
4 Iyar or adjusted date; immediately before Independence Day The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 4 Iyar or adjusted date; immediately before Independence Day.
Does Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Israel / national memorial observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts?
The stored designation basis is: The Knesset describes the national Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts as observed on 4 Iyar or an adjusted nearby date, immediately preceding Independence Day.. Supporting provenance includes Knesset — Memorial Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Israel. Its fuller verified scope is: Israel / national memorial observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.