Ceremonies were held in military cemeteries throughout Israel on Tuesday for the 2,687 soldiers who fell in the 1973 Yom Kippur War. At the state ceremony at the Mt. Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Barak said the people of Israel owe a great debt to those who gave their lives. He also appealed to Syria to put an end to bloodshed and pursue peace.
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