From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 27, 2025
Israelis honor slain hostage Yossi Sharabi as funeral procession heads to Be’eri
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
Throngs of Israelis are honoring slain hostage Yossi Sharabi as his funeral procession moves from central Israel to Kibbutz Be’eri. The funeral began at a Rishon Lezion synagogue, where family members gathered, among them Eli Sharabi, who was freed from Hamas captivity in January. Eli’s wife and daughter were also murdered by terrorists during the October 7 attack.
Yossi was kidnapped from his home in Be’eri on October 7 along with his daughter’s boyfriend, Ofir Engel, and a neighbor, Amit Shani, who were both freed in November 2023.
Sharabi’s body was handed over by Hamas under the ceasefire agreement earlier this month.
People await the convoy along roads to Be’eri waving Israeli flags as well as yellow flags symbolizing the hostages.
לוויתו של יוסי שרעבי בבארי, רבים רבים ממשיכים להגיע לקיבוץ בארי, ללוויה שמתעכבת עד כה בארבעים דקות בגלל הקהל הגדול שמבקש להביע תנחומים. pic.twitter.com/b6FbYgrMHM
— אסף פוזיילוב (@pozailov1) October 27, 2025
President Isaac Herzog is slated to attend the ceremony and eulogize Sharabi.
The Times of Israel Community.