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Friday, October 17, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 17, 2025
Crowds pay last respects along route of slain hostage Inbar Haiman’s funeral procession
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Crowds line the Aluf Sade bridge over Highway 4 in the direction of Petah Tikvah, awaiting the funeral procession of Inbar Haiman, wearing pink in honor of her nickname, Pink, on October 1, 2025. (Yael Gadot/Israeli Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
The funeral procession for slain hostage Inbar Haiman makes its way from Rishon Lezion toward the cemetery in Petah Tikvah, as people line the roads and bridges to pay their last respects.
Haiman, 27, was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, and her body was taken to Gaza, where it was held until it was returned to Israel on Wednesday night.
Haiman’s family requested that those paying their last respects wear the color pink, in honor of the visual communications student’s graffiti moniker, Pink.
Haiman was the last female hostage held in Gaza.
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