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November 26, 2024 | 08:32 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Israeli officials on Monday, November 25, 2024, accused Iran of being behind the murder of Zvi Kogan - an Israel rabbi from Moldova - in United Arab Emirates (UAE), as tensions rise between the two countries.
The body of Rabbi Kogan was found on Sunday morning after he went missing last Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the murder and vowed to ensure justice.
"The murder of Zvi Kogan, may he be remembered, is a disgusting act of anti-Semitic terrorism," said Netanyahu.
He added that Israel will "use all means" to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Rabbi Kogan was a former soldier in the Israeli Givati Brigade and a prominent figure in the Jewish community in the UAE. He was listed in the UAE as a Moldovan citizen, and managed "Rimon Market", a kosher grocery store in Dubai. His store closed on Sunday, and concerns arose immediately after his disappearance.
Emirati authorities have arrested three Uzbekistan men who are the main suspects in the murder case.
Asher Ben Artzi, former head of Interpol Israel, commented on the incident in an interview with Telegraph.
"Iranian intelligence is very active there and makes great efforts to find Israeli residents who will be targeted for attacks," he said, adding that "they do not always act alone, often they use agents and sources they recruit. Iranian intelligence operates very boldly and 'rudely'."
The Tehran Embassy in the UAE denied its country's involvement.
Meanwhile, Western intelligence believes Iran has explored retaliatory options.
Reports indicate that Iran may be targeting Israeli and Jewish individuals in response to the October 26 attack when Israel launched missiles to destroy Iranian military sites, including air defense systems and missile factories.
Iran is suspected of kidnapping and then killing British-Iranian citizen Abbas Yazdi in Dubai in 2013, although Tehran denies involvement. Iran also kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German citizen, in 2020 from Dubai, took him back to Tehran, where he was executed in October.
The national security council of the occupying state of Israel reiterates that the UAE has a "Level 3" travel warning.
They further advise their citizens in the UAE to avoid businesses or gatherings related to Israelis or Jews and to hide anything that could identify them as Israeli individuals. Israeli citizens have also been warned not to upload travel details and photos on social media while visiting.
The UAE normalized relations with Israel in 2020 based on the Abraham Accord. However, tensions towards Israel have escalated in the Middle East as occupying forces continue to wage a genocide war in Gaza, and many Arab residents remain loyal to the Palestinian struggle.
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