Death toll of Ukrainians in Israel increases to seven – Ukrainian MFA

11:58, 12.10.2023 1 min read

The number of victims among Ukrainian citizens in Israel has increased to seven people, nine citizens were injured of varying degrees of severity, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleh Nikolenko has said.

"The number of dead Ukrainians in Israel has increased to seven people. The consuls have established their personal data, are in contact with relatives and are taking measures to repatriate the bodies. Nine citizens were injured of varying degrees of severity. Another nine Ukrainians are considered missing," Nikolenko said on Facebook.

He said the Ukrainian embassy is interacting with Israeli security services in the context of searching for missing persons.