BySHIR PERETS
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An Israeli man from central Israel was found dead in his hotel room in Paris on Sunday night, ZAKA’s International Division said in a statement issued Monday.

According to ZAKA, the man was discovered unconscious in his room, and local emergency teams pronounced him dead at the scene.

ZAKA said it received the report via its emergency hotline and began coordinating assistance shortly afterward. The organization did not provide details on the cause of death.

FRENCH TRICOLOR flag (blue, white and red, symbol of the Republic of France) hanging from a flagpole above the entrance gate to the courtyard of the Elysee Palace, Exit from the Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace of the Elysee in Paris, France on August 27, 2025.
FRENCH TRICOLOR flag (blue, white and red, symbol of the Republic of France) hanging from a flagpole above the entrance gate to the courtyard of the Elysee Palace, Exit from the Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace of the Elysee in Paris, France on August 27, 2025. (credit: AMAURY CORNU/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

ZAKA volunteers working to enable Israel burial

Baruch Nidam, who heads ZAKA’s International Division and is handling the case, said volunteers based in Paris joined local responders and began procedures “to ensure the dignity of the deceased.” He added that ZAKA is working together with Israel’s Foreign Ministry to release the body from a local hospital and arrange transfer to Israel for burial.

No additional information was released about the circumstances surrounding the death.

Nidam said the current effort is focused on completing the legal and logistical steps required to return the body to Israel “for burial.”