article_snippet.sent: Soldier salute and visitors stand still at the Mount Herzel military cemetery in Jerusalem during a nationwide two-minute silence at 11am .
article_snippet.sent: Traffic stopped and Israelis stood still by their cars in Tel Aviv when a siren marking a two-minute silence for Memorial Day is sounded .
article_snippet.sent: Shoppers stand to attention and service stops during the two-minute silence in Jerusalem on Yom Hazikaron, held on Wednesday this year .
article_snippet.sent: A soldier stands still in the middle of a shopping street.
article_snippet.sent: The sirens marking the start of two-minute silences are sounded twice - once at 8pm on the eve of Yom Harikaron, and a second at 11am .
highlights_snippet.sent: Sirens blasted across Israel at 11am marking a two-minute silence for people to pray and pay people respects .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Shoppers, drivers, classrooms and workplaces all come to standstill during emotional remembrance day .