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| Israel mourns India attack dead | Israel mourns India attack dead |
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| The funerals of Jewish and Israeli victims of the attacks in Mumbai are due to take place in Israel. | |
| Officials are braced for large crowds at the funerals, especially those of a rabbi and his wife who ran a Jewish cultural centre in the Indian city. | Officials are braced for large crowds at the funerals, especially those of a rabbi and his wife who ran a Jewish cultural centre in the Indian city. |
| The couple's two-year-old son survived the attacks after being carried to safety by his nanny. | The couple's two-year-old son survived the attacks after being carried to safety by his nanny. |
| Six Jews died at the centre which was one of several places targeted in the attacks that left 188 people dead. | Six Jews died at the centre which was one of several places targeted in the attacks that left 188 people dead. |
| The bodies of the Jewish victims arrived in Tel Aviv on an Israel Air Force flight early on Tuesday. | The bodies of the Jewish victims arrived in Tel Aviv on an Israel Air Force flight early on Tuesday. |
| They include four Israelis, one US citizen and one Mexican. | They include four Israelis, one US citizen and one Mexican. |
| Flag-draped coffins | Flag-draped coffins |
| A brief ceremony was held at the airport, attended by family members and some cabinet ministers, as the flag-draped coffins arrived. | A brief ceremony was held at the airport, attended by family members and some cabinet ministers, as the flag-draped coffins arrived. |
| The Chabad community centre was stormed on Wednesday evening by armed militants who seized hostages and fought a gun battle with Indian commandos. | The Chabad community centre was stormed on Wednesday evening by armed militants who seized hostages and fought a gun battle with Indian commandos. |
| Indian forces eventually regained control of the centre, killing several gunmen, but six of the hostages were found dead. | Indian forces eventually regained control of the centre, killing several gunmen, but six of the hostages were found dead. |
| Tense times for Mumbai's Jews | Tense times for Mumbai's Jews |
| They included Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and his wife Rivkah, 28, who together ran the centre. | They included Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, 29, and his wife Rivkah, 28, who together ran the centre. |
| Their son Moshe was found crying next to their bodies by his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel. She hid in a cupboard when the centre was attacked, but emerged to rescue the child after his parents were killed. | Their son Moshe was found crying next to their bodies by his Indian nanny, Sandra Samuel. She hid in a cupboard when the centre was attacked, but emerged to rescue the child after his parents were killed. |
| Ms Samuel and Moshe - along with the child's grandparents - are expected to attend today's funerals. | Ms Samuel and Moshe - along with the child's grandparents - are expected to attend today's funerals. |
| The funerals for the rabbi and his wife are to be held at the Chabad headquarters in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, followed by burials at Jerusalem's Mount of Olives. | The funerals for the rabbi and his wife are to be held at the Chabad headquarters in Kfar Chabad near Tel Aviv, followed by burials at Jerusalem's Mount of Olives. |
| Officials also expect crowds of mourners to gather at Mea Sharim, an enclave of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, where ceremonies will be held for another two of the victims. | Officials also expect crowds of mourners to gather at Mea Sharim, an enclave of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, where ceremonies will be held for another two of the victims. |
| The Israeli foreign ministry was said to be considering granting Ms Samuel the status of "Righteous Gentile" - one of the highest honours Israel can bestow on non-Jews - which would allow her to remain in Israel for some time. | The Israeli foreign ministry was said to be considering granting Ms Samuel the status of "Righteous Gentile" - one of the highest honours Israel can bestow on non-Jews - which would allow her to remain in Israel for some time. |