It was the big military parade he’s always wanted. There were celebrations of the Army too. Here are the highlights.

Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 51 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as desperate residents struggle for food.

A mile-long line of tanks, some of the 150 military vehicles set to take part in Saturday’s parade, arrived in the capital by freight train over the weekend, video shared on X by reporter Benjamin Alvarez shows.

Thousands of soldiers wearing uniforms from the Revolutionary War era to the present, dozens of tanks, military flyovers, parachute jumpers and a special firework display will fill the streets and skies of Washington,

"It's really fun, and honestly nerve-wracking," said Jonas Chu, an armored vehicle driver who will appear in the Army's 250th anniversary parade.

The Israel Defence Forces claims it "regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and operates to minimise harm as much as possible".

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The stage is being set and tanks are arriving for the Army's military parade to celebrate the service's 250th anniversary on Trump's birthday.