‘GREAT PAIN’
Israel renewed a warning for Israelis to keep away from any non-essential journey to the UAE, and suggested residents already within the Gulf nation to take additional precautions.
On Saturday, an Emirati official had mentioned the overseas ministry was in contact with Kogan’s household and the Moldovan embassy. Emirati authorities had launched a probe.
However Emirati officers haven’t mentioned something additional about Kogan’s homicide.
In a message on X, the Chabad-Lubavitch motion to which Kogan belonged expressed its “nice ache” alongside a photograph of the rabbi, including that he had been “murdered by terrorists after being kidnapped on Thursday”.
The UAE, which is made up of seven emirates, prides itself on being a tolerant and secure nation for residents and guests of all faiths.
The oil-rich Gulf state, whose inhabitants is made up primarily of expatriates, opened an interfaith centre final 12 months in Abu Dhabi housing a mosque, a church and a synagogue.
However the struggle in Gaza triggered by Palestinian militant group Hamas’s assault on Israel on October 7, 2023 has sparked rising anger within the Center East.
In Jordan, a person was killed on Sunday after opening hearth on and wounding three members of the safety forces close to the Israeli embassy within the capital Amman, state media mentioned, in an incident described by the federal government spokesman as a “terrorist assault”.
Investigations had been underway to uncover the circumstances and motives behind the assault.
