Israel’s ZAKA Search and Rescue organization is sending teams to Ethiopia to help local authorities locate the bodies of the two Israeli victims on board the Boeing 373 that crashed outside Addis Ababa this morning.
In a statement, ZAKA says its teams — one from Israel and one from South Africa — will depart for Ethiopia at around midnight tonight.
“Our teams, which are leaving tonight, will make every effort to locate the bodies of the Israelis and bring them home for burial,” ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav posts on Twitter. “Unfortunately, in our vast experience assisting in these types of tragedies around the world, we have acquired a great deal of professionalism in responding to such incidents.”
The rescue team carries collected bodies in bags at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 10, 2019. (Michael TEWELDE / AFP)
The jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard and carving a crater into the ground, authorities said. At least 35 nationalities were among the dead, including the two Israelis.
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