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The hand of a newspaper distributor rests on free copies of Israel Today carrying a portrait of late Israeli President Shimon Peres in the center of Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Peres died early Wednesday at the age of 93. The state funeral of Peres was held on Friday.
Peter Dejong
AP
In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 photo, Israel's former President Shimon Peres poses for a portrait at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa, Israel. A source close to former President Peres said his condition has deteriorated, two weeks after suffering a major stroke. The person did not disclose further details about Peres' worsening condition. He spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss Peres' health with the media.
Oded Balilty
AP
Members of the Knesset guard stand by the coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Peres died early Wednesday from complications from a stroke. He was 93.
Ariel Schalit
AP
People take pictures as they came to pay respect to former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Knesset plaza in Jerusalem, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
Oded Balilty
AP
A member of the Knesset guard lowersIsraeli flags to half-staff in preparations to display the coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The country mourned the death of Peres, a former president and prime minister whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state, as the government began preparations for a funeral that is expected to bring together world leaders and dignitaries. Israeli officials are feverishly preparing security arrangements and logistics to host an array of world figures arriving in Israel for Peres' funeral Friday.
Ariel Schalit
AP
In this June 13, 2012 file photo President Barack Obama looks at Israeli President Shimon Peres after awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Both were Nobel Prize laureates who labored for peace in the Middle East but failed to achieve it. Now, their joint efforts are at an end as President Barack Obama prepares to pay a final tribute to Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. Obama boarded Air Force One Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, to fly to Israel to join dozens of world leaders at the funeral of Peres, the 93-year-old former prime minister, president and elder statesman.
Susan Walsh
AP
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, en route the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
Carolyn Kaster
AP
Israelis walks their dogs next to screens displays with the photo of former Israeli President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. The country mourned the death of Peres, a former president and prime minister whose life story mirrored that of the Jewish state, as the government began preparations for a funeral that is expected to bring together world leaders and dignitaries.
Oded Balilty
AP
Britain's Prince Charles, left, and French President Francois Hollande talk prior to the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzel national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Ariel Schalit
AP
Family members follow as members of the Knesset guard carry the coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Peres will be buried Friday at the Mount Herzel national cemetery.
Sebastian Scheiner
AP
Chemi Peres, son of former Irsaeli President Shimon Peres, hugs U.S. President Barack Obama during the funeral of his father at the Mount Herzel national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Ariel Schalit
AP
A person takes a picture of the grave of former Israeli President Shimon Peres after his funeral at the Mount Herzel national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Ariel Schalit
AP
Former US President Bill Clinton passes the flag-draped coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres during his funeral at the Mount Herzel national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Ariel Schalit
AP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Carolyn Kaster
AP
U.S. President Barack Obama touches the casket of former Israeli President Shimon Peres after speaking during the funeral service at Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Carolyn Kaster
AP
U.S. President Barack Obama, bottom center left, watches as guards carry the flag-draped coffin towards the burial site during the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Mount Herzel national cemetery in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Ariel Schalit
AP
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