The honor of lighting three of Israel’s twelve Independence Day torches was given to Arab-Israeli MDA volunteer Yasmeen Mazzawi, Druze IDF commander Colonel Hisham Ibrahim and Arab-Israeli nurse Ahmad Balauna. Youtube below is I24 interview of Yasmeen Mazzawi.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/grounded-israelis-begin-subdued-independence-day-with-salute-to-medical-staff/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEScI16VKEE