Israeli President Rivlin meets Steinmeier ahead of Holocaust forum

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier who arrived in Jerusalem on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

The main ceremony is at the World Holocaust Forum on Thursday, in which dozens of world leaders will arrive in Jerusalem for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the genocide and combating modern-day anti-Semitism.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UK's Prince Charles and the presidents of Italy and Austria are among the more than 40 dignitaries who will be attending the event.