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President Isaac Herzog led a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on October 22, 2026 marking 31 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, warning that "words kill" and pledging never to pardon killer Yigal Amir. Netanyahu skipped the ceremony, which was attended by opposition leader Eisenkot, the IDF chief and the Shin Bet chief. The ceremony took place against the backdrop of Israel's bitterly contested election, with Herzog cautioning that elections are not a civil war and Likud separately asking broadcasters not to air live a rally calling for a state commission of inquiry into October 7.