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Israel marks first Holocaust remembrance day since hostages seized in Oct. 7 Hamas attack | AP News

Israel marks first Holocaust remembrance day since hostages seized in Oct. 7 Hamas attack | AP News

Israelis in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday marked Yom Hashoah, the day Israel observes as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust. In Hostages Square, a table was laid out to remember the hostages taken by the Hamas militants during the attack. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid a wreath at the nation’s Holocaust memorial, calling the event “incomprehensible”, while also referencing the October 7th attacks.

Israelis in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday marked Yom Hashoah, the day Israel observes as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its allies in the Holocaust. In Hostages Square, a table was laid out to remember the hostages taken by the Hamas militants during the attack. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid a wreath at the nation’s Holocaust memorial, calling the event “incomprehensible”, while also referencing the October 7th attacks.