Couple who died in Jerusalem gas leak named

The couple in their thirties who died from a gas leak in their apartment in a religious neighborhood of Jerusalem were named as Yaniv Yehuda and Rachel Peretz.

Yehuda was a French citizen and Rachel was an American. The couple were married for two years and had no children.

Their funeral will begin tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 9 a.m., at the Shamgar Funeral Home in Jerusalem. They will be buried in a cemetery in Tiberias.

Both cooking gas taps in the house were open and police believe that negligence may have played a part in their death.

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