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By the numbers: Israel at 63

As Israel marked Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) earlier this week, the Jewish state’s Defense Department released some unsettling statistics.

183 people have joined Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism in the past year.

4,999 Israelis are the bereaved mothers of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.

2,543 Israeli children under the age of 30 have been left orphaned by the death of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism.

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