Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is investigating the disappearance of a rabbi in Abu Dhabi after receiving information indicating a “terrorist incident”.
Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan citizen, has been missing since Thursday.
Mr Kogan is the Chabad representative in the United Arab Emirates.
The Israeli prime minister’s office says the country’s security and intelligence services have been investigating in Abu Dhabi.
It said: “Mossad has updated that since his disappearance, and given information indicating that this is a terrorist incident, an active investigation has been going on in the country.
“Israeli security and intelligence organizations, concerned for Kogan’s safety and wellbeing, have been working tirelessly on this case.”
In a travel advisory, it warned Israelis: “In major cities, or locations where demonstrations or protests are taking place, conceal anything that could identify you as Israeli or Jewish.”
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The Israeli government’s travel advisory service warns its citizens to “avoid unnecessary travel” to the UAE as “there is terrorist activity in the UAE, which constitutes a real risk to Israelis who are staying/visiting in the country”.
The UAE diplomatically recognized Israel in 2020, a deal they’ve honored throughout the Israel-Hamas war and Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon.
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