Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana spoke at the torch lighting ceremony In Mount Herzl: "The torches are lit by the pioneers who came before us - but we all have a task. 75 years ago our parents realized that we will not survive without each other, and the forces that bind us together are stronger than the forces that separate us, and we will continue their path."

A newly translated book clarifies the ideas behind Religious Zionism through the Yom HaAtzma'ut talks given by Rabbi Z. Melamed. Review.

Wolfgang Sobotka announces support for creation of Vienna museum In sight of former Gestapo headquarters.

Watch: Rabbi Leo Dee recites Yiskor at Independence Day ceremony

The city of Kiryat Arba celebrated Israel's 75th anniversary with a firework display over the Cave of the Patriarchs.

The police have opened an investigation into a violent incident in Ashdod, from which a man in his 50s was evacuated with a stab wound. From a preliminary investigation, it is suspected that the background is criminal, and the police are attempting to locate the suspect.

The US dollar is trading at 3.63 ILS. The euro is trading at 4.01 ILS.

Turkish President Erdoğan presented a certificate of appreciation to Col. (Ret.) Golan Vach, commander of the rescue unit of the Home Front Command who saved lives after the earthquake that hit Turkey.