Sirens sound in Israel as nation commemorates Holocaust

Israel came to a standstill Thursday as sirens echoed across the nation in tribute to the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II. 00 am local time (0700 GMT), Israelis observed two minutes of silence for their Holocaust Remembrance Day, with traffic halting, pedestrians standing still, and daily life pausing in symbolic honour of all those who perished.

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