The Torch-Lighting Ceremony is the official state ceremony that marks the closure of Yom Hazikaron and the opening of the Independence Day in Israel. The ceremony is held annually at the burial site of Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, and is officiated by the Speaker of the Knesset. The ceremony is attended by the government ministers, members of the Knesset, the Chief of General Staff, members of the diplomatic staff, IDF veterans and a number of citizens who are accommodated in three pavilions with around 5,000 seats temporarily set up around the compound.