A solemn ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday was marred when a far-right Polish lawmaker shouted, “Let’s pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza.’’

While the assembly was observing a minute’s silence for the six million Jews exterminated by the Nazis, the MEP, Grezegor Braun, a member of the Confederation of the Polish Crown party, again shouted: “Thank you for praying for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza.’’

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola retorted: “Can I ask for silence in the gallery?”