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The funerals of the three children and a teacher shot dead by a gunman in Toulouse have been held in Jerusalem.The funerals of the three children and a teacher shot dead by a gunman in Toulouse have been held in Jerusalem.
They all had dual French and Israeli citizenship and the bodies were flown to Israel for burial at the families' request.They all had dual French and Israeli citizenship and the bodies were flown to Israel for burial at the families' request.
At least 2,000 mourners went to the hilltop Givat Shaul cemetery to pay their respects.At least 2,000 mourners went to the hilltop Givat Shaul cemetery to pay their respects.
The children and the rabbi were killed on Monday morning as they arrived at the Ozar Hatorah school.The children and the rabbi were killed on Monday morning as they arrived at the Ozar Hatorah school.
Jonathan Sandler, 30, his sons Arieh, five, and Gabriel, four, were wrapped in a white prayer shawls while seven-year-old Miriam Monsonego was wrapped in a blue and gold shroud. Police are laying siege to a flat in Toulouse where they are negotiating with the man suspected of carrying out the shooting.
The speaker of parliament Reuben Rivlin gave a eulogy saying: "The entire house of Israel weeps over these murders." He is Mohamed Merah, a 24-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin who says he belongs to al-Qaeda and wanted to "avenge Palestinian children".
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe flew to Israel for the funeral and expressed his sorrow and solidarity with the victims. It is thought he is armed with a Kalashnikov, a mini-Uzi 9mm machine pistol and several handguns.
French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said the suspect had visited both Afghanistan and Pakistan - and claimed to be a mujahideen.
At the cemetery in Jerusalem the victims, Jonathan Sandler, 30, his sons Arieh, five, and Gabriel, four, were wrapped in a white prayer shawls while seven-year-old Miriam Monsonego was wrapped in a blue and gold shroud for burial.
The speaker of the Israeli parliament Reuben Rivlin gave a eulogy saying: "The entire house of Israel weeps over these murders."
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe flew to Israel for the ceremony and expressed his sorrow and solidarity with the victims.
"The blood of both our peoples was spilled in this murder," he said."The blood of both our peoples was spilled in this murder," he said.