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Monday, October 7, 2013
Over 750,000 attending funeral; cemetery jam-packed
More than three quarters of a million people are present at the funeral procession for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Ynet News reports.
The cemetery itself is packed with mourners, and it was reportedly announced that the general republic has been asked to refrain from attempting to enter for the actual burial.