Overview

• Israel observed its annual Holocaust Remembrance Day with a two-minute nationwide silence, halting all activity to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at Yad Vashem, compared Hamas fighters to Nazis and warned of the existential threat posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
• President Isaac Herzog participated in the March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau, joined by freed Israeli hostages, and called for unity in an increasingly polarized Israeli society.
• The number of Holocaust survivors in Israel has fallen to 120,507, a 10% decline from the previous year, underscoring the urgency of preserving their testimonies.
• Global antisemitic incidents have surged since the October 2023 Gaza war, with heightened concerns reported in Europe, North America, and Australia.