War Decorations

War of Independence

Blue symbolizes the hope for the future of the new state.

Red to remember the many dead and wounded in the war.

Sinai War

Orange is the color of sands in Sinai.

Light Blue is the color of the Suez Canal, which was the reason for going to war,

Blue is the color of the Israeli flag and the red symbolizes the losses.

Six Day War

Red symbolizes the losses.

Light blue represents the Suez Canal.

White is for Mount Hermon.

War of Attrition

Orange for the Sinai desert.

Light Blue for the Suez Canal.

Blue and white for the Israeli flag.

Yom Kippur War 

Red is more central and more significant than all the colors due to the large number of casualties in the war.

The blue and white stripes symbolize the tallit (a Jewish prayer shawl) and the sanctity of Yom Kippur.

First Lebanon War

Blue and white as the colors of the state flag,

Red, green and white in the center are reminiscent of the colors of the Lebanese flag.

The red color also symbolizes the blood of the dead.

Second Lebanon War

Red for the blood of the fallen.

Orange to symbolize the home front that was damaged in the fighting (orange is the color of the Home Front Command).

Green for marking the olive tree (Hope for Peace) and a reminder of the landscape in Lebanon.

Blue and white as the colors of the state flag.

Protective Edge

Blue and white as the colors of the state flag.

Red as the blood of the fallen and wounded.

Light brown for the sand in the Gaza Strip.

Orange, the color of the Home Front Command, symbolizes the resilience of the civilian population during the operation.