In Pictures: Ariel Sharon’s funeral

“Brave soldier and daring leader” Ariel Sharon died aged 85 on Saturday. US Vice President Joe Biden and former British prime minister Tony Blair headed the long list of visitors who gathered outside Israel’s parliament building in Jerusalem for the ceremony.

Click here for a timeline of events in the life of Ariel Sharon.

Photography provided by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.[divider]

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