Israel halts for annual Holocaust day and honours 6m murdered Jews

Israelis stand still next to their cars on a main road as a two-minute siren sounds in memory of victims of the Holocaust in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday. Picture: Ariel Schalit/AP

Sirens blared across Israel as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honouring the 6m Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

Pedestrians halted and drivers got out their cars as people bowed their heads in memory of the victims of the Nazi genocide.