Israel pays tribute to six million victims of Holocaust
The nation came to a standstill in a two-minute silence at 10.00am, signalled by deafening air-raid sirens and traffic grinding to a halt.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon flew to Poland with 20 Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Israel and 20 of their grandchildren serving in the army to join a memorial ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp.