TV and film icon declines role after criticism from some bereaved parents over her signature on a petition last year calling to end the 'horror' in Gaza

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Local government leaders recommend holding smaller ceremonies in lieu of large-scale events; Or Yehuda mayor says celebrating ‘as if nothing is happening' is detached from reality

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Minister says selection of rabbinic judge and bulldozer operator Avraham Zarbiv is a salute to national religious community; amputee soldier, Argentina's president, mother of last returned slain hostage among other torchlighters

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