Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, was living in Abu Dhabi with his wife as a representative of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

A missing Israeli rabbi was found dead with three suspects being arrested in connection with the incident, according to a Jewish organization, United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities and Israeli

The United Arab Emirates has announced the arrest of three individuals suspected in the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an Abu Dhabi-based Israeli-Moldovan national. The arrests were made “in record time,” according to the UAE Interior Ministry, which emphasized the country’s commitment to maintaining security and stability.

The UAE's Israeli and Jewish community has grown more visible since 2020, when the UAE became the most prominent Arab state in 30 years to establish formal ties with Israel under

An Israeli rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found murdered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, denouncing his death as a "heinous antisemitic terrorist act".

The murder of Zvi Kogan is a criminal antisemitic terrorist incident. The State of Israel will act in all of its abilities to bring to justice the criminals responsible for his death,” the PM’s office said following news on Sunday that the rabbi's body had been found.