The funeral has taken place of 22-year old Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti, who died after a Hamas attack at a music festival in Israel last weekend.
Her family in Israel and Ireland confirmed her death last night, with President Michael D Higgins leading the tributes.
Ms Damti had been unaccounted for since the attack at the Re'im festival in the south of the country.
Speaking at the funeral, Irish Ambassador to Israel Sonya McGuinness said that Ireland is "appalled at the loss of this beautiful young woman".
"She was the best of your community and the best of our community and the best of who we are as a shared people," Ms McGuinness told mourners.
"Our sincere condolences to you and your entire community and Kim's friends and families. We stand with you."
In a statement to RTÉ News, Ms Damti's aunt Pat Cooper said: "With heartfelt sorrow the Cooper family announce the death of their beloved niece, Kim Damti.
"We thank all those who have supported us with love and encouragement over the past five days.
"We respectfully request the media to allow us to grieve in the privacy of our family."
On social media, Ms Damti's sister Laura paid tribute to her.
"With great sorrow and gloomy grief, I announce the killing of our angel, our flower, Kim my blood, who was murdered by the cursed terrorists," she said.
In Coolrain in Co Laois, where Ms Damti's mother Jennifer is originally from, there was a sense of real sadness today.
Just last summer, Kim and her mother Jennifer had been home on holiday in Ireland to celebrate a cousin's wedding.
President Higgins said Ms Damti's death was "truly appalling".
In a statement, he said: "It is with the greatest sadness that I have heard of the death of the young Irish-Israeli citizen Kim Damti.
"The circumstances in which her life was taken, having travelled as she did to attend a music festival, are truly appalling.
"It is not only those of us who are parents, but all of those who feel that young people should be free to attend events with their peers in conditions of safety, who will find such circumstances where a young life is taken so appalling.
"Kim's death once again reminds us what an outrageous breach of fundamental international law in conditions of conflict it is to target civilians in this way."
Former President Mary Robinson became emotional speaking about the murder of Ms Damti when she appeared on RTÉ's News at One.
"These are very serious war crimes; they are not justified by what has been happening to the Palestinian people under occupation. Irish people are very aware of that," she said.
"We must be very, very clear on that. We must not be ambivalent."
A life 'full of promise' - Tánaiste
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the country was "united in mourning" for Ms Damti.
"This vibrant young Irish-Israeli woman was struck down in her prime, with her adult life ahead of her," he said in a statement.
"Her death, and the deaths of more than a thousand other citizens of Israel and from around the world, was senseless and barbaric.
"Kim gave happiness and joy to her family and those around her. As we learn of her death, we pause to think of her, her family in Israel and Ireland and of all those now grieving in countless other nations."
Ms Damti had a "whole life ahead of her full of promise", Tánaiste Micheál Martin said.
"When news reached us over the weekend that an Irish citizen was one of the many hundreds missing after the repugnant terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, we hoped against hope that she would be found safely," he said.
"The news that this hope has now been extinguished is devastating," he added.
"Anyone looking at the photo of Kim in the media over the last few days will have been struck by the radiance and energy in her expression; a young 22-year-old woman with a whole life ahead of her, full of promise.
"For anyone to lose a child is devastating. To lose a child in such circumstances is indescribable.
Mr Martin said he had spoken to Ms Damti's family earlier this evening to express his heartfelt condolences.
"Our thoughts remain with all the families of those who have died, who are injured or who are missing in the wake of these terrible events. May her memory be a blessing."
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has extended her deep sympathy and condolences to the family of Ms Damti.
"I'm very conscious that her family, her friends, her wider community are really suffering at this time and we just want to send our heartfelt support and sympathy ... she should not have lost her life in such a brutal and traumatic way," she said during a visit to Belfast.
"Today is not the day for politics but as political leaders we have to reflect that there is an onus on all of us to ensure that young people everywhere, Israeli young people, Palestinian young people, can live full lives safely and in peace."
Religious leaders pay tribute
The Jewish community is "in mourning" over the death of Ms Damti, Chairman of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland has said.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Maurice Cohen said the young woman's death along with so many others, "underscores the urgent need for peace and the inherent value of human life".
The actions and beliefs of the terrorists who carried out the attacks are in stark contrast to the principles of peace and coexistence, he added.
He called on the houses of the Oireachtas to "unequivocally condemn" events taking place in the country.
"Anything else could be perceived as tacit approval", Mr Cohen said.
In a statement, the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory said Ms Damti's death has been "greeted with both deep shock and profound sadness across the country".
The Rt Revd Adrian Wilkinson added: "I am aware that as her funeral takes place today in Israel, many people in Co Laois and elsewhere will be united in prayer for her family.
"On behalf of the Church of Ireland community in the Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, I extend my deepest sympathy to her relatives, the Cooper family, as they grieve for Kim and support her family in Israel at this very difficult time.
"We also remember all those who are suffering in this brutal conflict and pray that the principles of peace and co-existence will prevail."
