On Monday, at approximately 6:00 a.m. (local time), a report was received of a 72-year-old Jew who collapsed at the airport in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, during a trip.
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Local medical teams called to the scene were forced to pronounce him dead.
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Immediately upon receiving the report, members of the ZAKA International Unit, together with the Bukhara Jewish Congress under the presidency of Lev Leviev, members of the Foreign Ministry and the office of the chairman of the United Torah Judaism faction, MK Uri Maklev, began working with the relevant authorities and entities to release the deceased and bring the deceased for burial in Israel as quickly as possible and with due respect.
Due to the proximity to Shabbat, the deceased's coffin is expected to arrive in Israel at the beginning of the week.
Yossi Landau, ZAKA Lachish area chief of staff, said: "From the moment we received the report, we acted immediately with all relevant authorities and entities to bring the deceased to the Israel Cemetery as quickly as possible and with due respect.
""This is a very complex and sensitive case, and we are accompanying the family throughout the entire process. Special thanks to the president of the Jewish community in Uzbekistan, Arkady Issacharov, for his assistance, for the sake of the honor of the deceased.".
