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UAE Arrests Three Uzbek Nationals Paid by Iran for Murder of Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi

Nov 25, 2024, 12:00 AM

The United Arab Emirates has arrested three Uzbek nationals suspected of murdering Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan citizen and Chabad emissary. The suspects, identified as Olimbay Tohirovich (28), Mahmoud Jon Abd al-Rahim (28), and Azizet Kamalovich (33), were reportedly paid by the Islamic Republic in Iran to carry out the assassination. The UAE's interior ministry confirmed the arrests, and the investigation is ongoing with limited details released so far. Israel has denounced the incident as a 'heinous antisemitic terrorist act.' The Mossad is also involved in the investigation.