WORLD LEADERS GATHER AT PERES FUNERAL|以色列裴瑞斯國葬 多國領袖出席致哀

On September 30th, Former Israeli President Shimon Peres was laid to rest at a funeral ceremony at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl. Dozens of world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and French President Francois Hollande, joined family members and hundreds of dignitaries to pay their final respects to the Israeli statesman. Peres, who died at the age of 93 on September 28th after having had a stroke 2 weeks ago, jointly won a Nobel Prize for his peace efforts with the Palestinians in the 1990s. His funeral yesterday was also attended by President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have not held face-to-face talks since 2010. The two shook hands and exchanged brief but friendly words. TRANSLATED BY：JEFF CHANG