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Iran has denied involvement in the murder of an Israeli rabbi in the United Arab Emirates, after fingers pointed at Tehran and the Israeli prime minister promised to punish those who ordered the murder.
Emirati authorities on Sunday identified the body of missing Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan. They later announced that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the murder, which is being investigated by Israel's intelligence service and the UAE.
Senior Israeli officials told Walla News that the focus of investigations was "a terrorist squad of Uzbek origin that operated in Dubai on behalf of Iran and allegedly carried out the abduction and then fled to Turkey."
However, the Iranian embassy in the UAE told Reuters on Sunday that it "categorically rejects the allegations of Iran’s involvement in the murder of this individual".
The statement came hours after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the murder "an antisemitic terror attack" and vowed that "Israel will act with all means to bring justice to the murderers and those who sent them."
