Israel Remembrance Day

epa02123678 Miriam Peretz , the mother of Israeli army Major Eliraz Peretz , weeps as she embraces the headstone on her son ' s grave during Remembrance Day on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on 19 April 2010 . Peretz was one of two Israeli soldiers recently killed by Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip . He was pursuing Palestinian militants who planted a bomb along the border .  As they do every year , Israelis 19 April go from deep mourning to mark Remembrance Day to celebrating Independence day .  EPA/OLIVER WEIKEN