War Of Independence

The section of the street where the family of observer Shay Ashram, who fell in battle at Nahal Oz, lived will bear her name. The street commemorates Hanna Avrech, who also fell at the age of 19. The Avrech family gave their blessing to the commemoration initiative.

The discovery of the remains of the Irgun ship has resurfaced the personal stories of those who were on both sides of the barricades. The daughter of Israel Sander, who was on the Altalena and came out unscathed: "Dad lost many friends and did not talk about it." Yaniv Simon, grandson of Benjamin Bubesh, who received the mission to sink the ship: "In real time, he did not understand the magnitude...

Located 20 km off the Israeli coast at a depth of 503 meters, the remains of the Irgun organization's ship 'Altalena' have been discovered intact. The vessel, shelled in 1948 by order of David Ben-Gurion, was located following a complex, months-long search operation.