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Israeli dies in Peruvian jail, body being returned to Israel — reports
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Israeli man has died after three-and-a-half years in a prison in Peru, according to Hebrew media reports.
The emergency medical service Zaka is working with the Foreign Ministry and the family of the 62-year-old man to bring his body back to Israel for burial.
The reports do not say why he was imprisoned.
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