Israeli man in his 60s dies in Peru after more than three years in prison

A 62-year-old Israeli man from Petah Tikva died in Peru after three and a half years in prison, according to a ZAKA statement. Israel's Foreign Ministry and ZAKA are coordinating with Peru to return the body for burial. The article also reports two separate deaths of Israelis in Thailand.

A 62-year-old Israeli man from Petah Tikva died in Peru after spending three and a half years in prison there, according to a statement from ZAKA released on Monday. The statement did not specify the cause of death or the reason for his imprisonment. Following the news, Israel's Foreign Ministry, along with ZAKA, began coordinating with Peru's Foreign Ministry to make arrangements for the body to be returned to Israel for burial. The article also includes two separate reports from Thailand: a 35-year-old Israeli man was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok on Saturday, and a young Israeli man was killed in a traffic accident on Thursday in Kanchanaburi province. The ZAKA team worked with a Chabad rabbi and Israel's Foreign Ministry to expedite the return of the body from Thailand.