Israel pays respects to Shimon Peres as leaders arrive for funeral

Thousands of Israelis have flocked to parliament to view the casket of Shimon Peres, paying final respects to the former president and prime minister whose life story mirrored that of his country.

Dignitaries began arriving for a funeral that is expected to be Israel's largest since that of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, Mr Peres' partner in peace who was killed by a Jewish nationalist in 1995.