As the nation continues to battle against terror, Israel paused to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

From CBN. As Israel commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day, Holocaust survivors, former hostages held in Gaza, and top Israeli officials gathered at Yad Vashem, the national Holocaust memorial, to remember the worst genocide in history — the Nazi-led extermination of six million Jews. …

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The opening ceremony took place at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial, where six Holocaust survivors lit six torches, one for each million Jewish lives who perished in the Holocaust.

This year’s solemn event also marks 80 years since the end of World War II and comes a year and a half after the October 7th massacre — the worst atrocity against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. …

At the ceremony, Netanyahu reaffirmed why Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. “The extremist regime in Iran is a threat to the fate and existence, not only to our future, but to the fate and future of all human society. This is what will happen if it obtains nuclear weapons.”

Israel has suggested it will attack Iran’s nuclear facilities unless Iran voluntarily destroys those facilities. But it appears U.S. negotiators in talks with the Iranian regime are willing to allow the facilities to remain, enabling Iran to maintain a civil nuclear program. …

In the light of the Holocaust and the shadow of October 7th, it remains to be seen whether Israel will feel compelled to destroy what it considers an existential threat to its survival.

Watch the full Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 Opening Ceremony at Yad Vashem.

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(Excerpt from CBN. Photo Credit: MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)