Mossad and authorities in the Gulf country had opened an investigation into Kogan's disappearance believing it may be related to “a terrorist incident.”

Zvi Kogan, 28, went missing on Thursday. Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had said it was investigating his disappearance, as suspicions arose that he had been kidnapped.

Israeli and Emirati authorities have confirmed the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary based in Abu Dhabi, whose body was discovered early Sunday. Kogan, a dual Israeli-Moldovan citizen, went missing on Thursday under circumstances Israeli officials have described as a terror attack motivated by antisemitism.

The Foreign Ministry announced that the body of a Chabad emissary has been found in the Emirates • "His murder is an antisemitic terrorist act, we will seek justice with those responsible for him"

The UAE intelligence and security authorities have located the body of Rabbi missing since November 21, 2024, said Israeli PM X handle on Sunday.

A missing Jewish community leader was found dead in the United Arab Emirates, Israel said on Sunday. Israeli-Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan went missing from Dubai on Thursday afternoon, prompting an investigation by Israel’s Mossad spy agency after suspicions were raised that he was abducted in an act of terrorism.

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