The body of Shimon Peres was brought to the Knesset, where his coffin will lie in state until the funeral on Friday, to allow the public and the world can pay their last respects.
Dignitaries from around the world are flying in to pay their last respects to the 9th president of Israel.
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The Knesset Honor Guard lowers the Israeli flag at half-mast during a ceremony in memory of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on September 28, 2016.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pauses in front of the coffin of late former Israeli president Shimon Peres where the public will be invited to pay their last respects before his burial, in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2016.
President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama lay flowers at the coffin of late former Israeli president Shimon Peres where the public will be invited to pay their last respects before his burial, in Jerusalem, on September 29, 2016.
Bill Clinton at the Knesset saying good-bye to his friend Shimon Peres.
June 26, 2026 
