“The murder of the late Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan in the Emirates is a cowardly and despicable antisemitic act of terror,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on social media after Kogan’s body was discovered. “The State of Israel will not rest nor be silent until those responsible for this criminal act pay for their actions.”

The initial inquiry shows that the three terrorists followed Rabbi Kogan, 28, to the city of Al Ain in the UAE, where they abducted and murdered him. The suspects planned to flee to Turkey but were arrested by the authorities before reaching their destination.