Israeli leaders open Holocaust Days of Remembrance events at Yad Vashem

Israel, others mark Holocaust Remembrance Day

At the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as “the main lesson of the Holocaust.”

Groups of Palestine solidarity have called for protests against the Gaza war this Friday. Meanwhile, on Thursday, Israel recalled the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

Sirens in Israel wake us up to who we are and what we face

Let the sirens we heard Thursday and will hear twice next week on Remembrance Day wake us to the tragedy that could potentially take place.

Israeli leaders open Holocaust Days of Remembrance events at Yad Vashem

Israel began its Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day events Wednesday night as similar events continue through Friday in the United States.

On April 24, 2025, Israel froze in memory of the six million Jews killed during the Second World War. As every year on that date, which recalls the discovery of concentration camps in 1945, the country commemorated the Shoah.

Netanyahu slams Iran, Hamas at Holocaust ceremony in Israel

The official ceremonies began Wednesday evening with a state event at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.