Israel Independence Day celebrations during coronavirus disease pandemic

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A member of an Israeli Medical team, wearing a face mask, waves a nation flag as the Israeli Air Force (IAF) aerobatic team flies in formation over the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre (Ichilov Hospital) during Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) festivities in Tel Aviv, Israel, 29 April 2020.

Israel Independence Day celebrations during coronavirus disease pandemic
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) aerobatic team flies in formation over the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) during Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut) festivities in Tel Aviv, Israel, 29 April 2020. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

Israel marks its 72nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 1948. The annual airshow performance over Israeli beaches has been cancelled and changed to a solidarity flight over Israeli hospitals during a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

Via EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

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