Watch: Israel comes to standstill as sirens sound to mark Memorial Day

Watch as Israel comes to a standstill for two minutes to commemorate fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks on Tuesday 25 April.

At around 9am GMT, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a state ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, alongside president Isaac Herzog.

Israelis then paused to the sound of the siren.

On Monday evening, a siren blared for one minute in remembrance of the nearly 25,000 soldiers who have lost their lives since the country’s founding, as well as those who were murdered in terror attacks.

Mr Netanyahu appealed last week to politicians from his government and the opposition to keep protests at his judicial overhaul plan away from annual remembrances for slain soldiers and victims of militant attacks.

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