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Toulouse victims buried in Israel Toulouse victims buried in Israel
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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 three children and teacher killed by a gunman in Toulouse have been buried 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 - their bodies were laid to rest in Israel at the families' request.
At least 2,000 mourners went to the hilltop Givat Shaul cemetery to pay their respects. There were emotional scenes as relatives and thousands of mourners arrived at the Givat Shaul cemetery.
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.
Police are laying siege to a flat in Toulouse where they are negotiating with the man suspected of carrying out the shooting. In the French city of Toulouse police have been laying siege to a flat where they are negotiating with the man suspected of carrying out the shooting.
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". He is Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin who says he belongs to al-Qaeda and wanted to "avenge Palestinian children".
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.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. 'Israel weeps'
The speaker of the Israeli parliament Reuben Rivlin gave a eulogy saying: "The entire house of Israel weeps over these murders." At the cemetery the victims, Jonathan Sandler, 30, his sons Arieh, five, and Gabriel, four, were wrapped in a white prayer shawls while seven-year-old Myriam Monsonego was wrapped in a blue and gold shroud for burial.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield Hayes in Jerusalem says the most distressing sight was of Myriam's grief-stricken mother, unable to walk, being carried to the side of her dead child.
The heavily pregnant wife of Jonathan Sandler was also present, mourning the loss not just of her husband, but also her two young sons.
Israeli parliament speaker 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.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.
Meanwhile Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad condemned the attack and the link to Palestinian children.
"It is time for criminals to stop using the Palestinian cause to justify their terrorist actions," he said. "The children of Palestine want nothing but dignified lives for themselves and for all the children."