Tel Aviv, Feb. 26 -- Thousands of Israelis lined the streets of southern Israel to pay their final respects to Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas on Wednesday morning as their funeral procession began.

Many held signs, flags, or orange balloons -- a symbol of the childrens' hair color.

The three will be laid to rest in Zohar, near the family's home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. The funeral is closed to the public but will be livestreamed.

The Bibas family also insisted that no politicians attend. On Tuesday, Yarden's sister, Ofri Bibas-Levy denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for publicly sharing details about the deaths of the three against the family's wishes. Netanyahu shared details of the murders while addressing the American Israel Public ...