Yad La-Shiryon
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Yad La-Shiryon is Israel's official memorial site for fallen soldiers from the armored corps, as well as one of the most diverse tank museums in the world. The cornerstone for Yad La-Shiryon was laid on December 14, 1982.
A Mandate era Tegart fort serves as the main building of Yad La-Shiryon.
The Sherman tank on the tower
Latrun tank collection
Israeli Merkava III at Yad La-Shiryon
Latrun
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Latrun is a strategic hilltop in the Latrun salient in the Ayalon Valley. It overlooks the road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla. It was the site of fierce fighting during the 1948 war. During the period of 1949–1967, it was occupied by Jordan at the edge of a no man's land between the armistice lines. In the 1967 war, it was occupied by Israel.
Trappist Monastery
Remains of the Crusader castle at Latrun
Outside the Latrun Trappist Monastery in Jerusalem
The Tegart police fort