Israeli basketball player Raz Adam, 26, was pronounced dead following a car crash in the Hula Valley within the Galilee Panhandle on Wednesday.
Adam was driving his vehicle during the crash, which occured on Highway 90.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 39-year-old man, was lightly injured and evacuated by Magen David Adom paramedics to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed.
Adam was born in October 1999 in Netanya, Israel, and most recently played for Hapoel Galil Elyon, which he joined last year.
He began his professional career at Elitzur Netanya, and played for Hapoel Tel Aviv, one of Israel's largest teams, from 2020 until 2023.
He also competed for Israel in the FIBA U20 EuroBasket in 2018 and 2019, winning the tournament both times.
Raz played alongside Deni Avdija in under-20 youth basketball tournament
One of his 2019 teammates, Deni Avdija, won the tournament's most valuable player (MVP) and has since joined the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA, competing in the NBA All-Star Game earlier this year.