Ynet reports that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday the Israeli ministers and Knesset members should avoid political statements during Memorial Day.

"Let us not bring political expression into our holy of holies, the military cemeteries," Gallant said.

In the letter he wrote to the Speaker of the Knesset and the Cabinet Secretary Gallant said: "I would like to ask you, in the spirit of unity, to appeal to ministers and Knesset members to express in their speeches at messages that emphasize the importance of the State of Israel and highlight the value of unity, while also voicing respect and gratitude to the fallen and standing shoulder to shoulder with the mourning families who paid the ultimate price."