Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has instructed officials in City Hall to begin making whatever arrangements necessary ahead of the shiva at the home of Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Ovadia Yosef ZT”L on Kablan Street in the Har Nof area of Yerushalayim.

Officials in the Prime Minister’s Office report Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wishes to attend the levaya but it remains uncertain if the ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) will approve his presence among the masses at the Sanhedria Beis HaChaim.

Maran HaGaon HaRav Chaim Ovadia Yosef ZT”L purchased a kever alongside Rebitzen Margalit ob”m.

Kablan Street continues to fill with people as the tzibur wishes to follow developments and see the members of the Yosef family.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)