The United Arab Emirates Interior Ministry announced on Sunday the arrest “in record time” of the three suspects in the murder of Rabbi Tzvi Kogman, an emissary of the Chabad movement, whose body was found Friday in the city of Al-Ain, three days after his kidnapping. According to information obtained by Ynet, some members of the group fled to Turkey, and initial indications suggest that the terrorist organization responsible did not act on behalf of Iran. “The UAE and all its institutions will spare no effort to prevent any attack on its citizens, residents and visitors,” the Interior Ministry said, stressing that “all security services operate 24 hours a day.”
According to investigators, members of the commando, belonging to an Uzbek Shiite militia, had monitored Kogman and studied his habits. On Thursday, they kidnapped him and took him to Al-Ain, an hour and a half from Dubai. Traces of violence and blood were discovered in his vehicle.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the killing “a criminal anti-Semitic terrorist act.” “The State of Israel will use all means at its disposal and bring the murderers and their sponsors to justice. None of them will escape,” he said.
The Emirates Ambassador to Washington, Youssef Al-Otaiba, stressed that “this murder was more than a crime in the Emirates – it was a crime against the Emirates. It is an attack on our homeland, our values and our vision. We embrace peaceful coexistence and reject extremism in all its forms.
The alert level of Israeli representations around the world has been raised to the highest level since the attacks of October 7. In some cases, ambassadors are forced to regularly change residence and their movements are strictly limited and subject to approval by security services.
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