This year’s program honored First Sgt. Michael Levin, a 22-year-old lone soldier from Philadelphia killed in the 2006 Lebanon War, and Sara Blaustein, a 53-year-old mother of four from New York murdered in a 2001 terror attack near Efrat.

Ammunition Hill's 'Adopt a Liberator' initiative, supported by Jewish National Fund USA, connects Israeli students with the heroes who fought for Jerusalem’s reunification, preserving their legacies through personal stories and memories.

'I think it's exciting to have found the spot, and I hope that we'll soon see archaeological excavations there that can give us more information about the site.'

In his Jerusalem Day speech, Netanyahu repeated his hopes for peace in the region, stressing that a division of the Israeli capital is non-negotiable.

As tens of thousands celebrated the reunification of their capital in 1967, Netanyahu vowed to keep the city whole and under Israeli sovereignty forever.