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Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day; nationwide siren set for 10 a.m.

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Israel is marking Holocaust Remembrance Day with ceremonies and moments of national reflection, including a nationwide siren set to sound at 10 in the morning. The day is dedicated to honoring the memory of the six million Jewish victims murdered during the Holocaust.

A central event titled Unto Every Person There Is a Name will take place at Yad Vashem, where the names of victims will be read aloud in a longstanding tradition. At the same time, a recorded ceremony from the Knesset will be broadcast across Israeli media.

Following the morning events, the public will be invited to attend a wreath-laying ceremony. The day’s commemorations will conclude with a state memorial service at 1 in the afternoon.

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