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World leaders join family, friends and political colleagues of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres for a final farewell. Paul Chapman reports.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands and exchange brief words at the funeral of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres.
World leaders gather for a final farewell to Israel's former leader Shimon Peres. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
World leaders from US President Barack Obama to Britain's Prince Charles gathered under tight security in Israel on Friday for the funeral of ex-prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres. IMAGES of the coffin carried out of the Israeli Parliament
Israel has declared a day of national mourning after Former President Shimon Peres, the country's longest serving politician, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Tel Aviv following complications after being hospitalised for a stroke on Tuesday, September 13. Condolences have begun pouring in from politicians from all over the world including President Obama. The 93-year-old’s political career spanned seven decades in which he held nearly every senior political post in Israel, including serving two terms as Israel's president and one as prime minister. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organisation Chairman Yasser Arafat In 1994 for his role in negotiating the Oslo Accords. He is survived by three children - a daughter and two sons. His wife Sonya died in 2011. Peres remained politically and publicly active up until his death, being particularly focused on his non-governmental organisation, the 'Peres Centre for Peace,' which promotes closer ties between Israelis and Palestinians. His funeral is scheduled to take place Friday and many world leaders are expected to attend.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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