French-Israeli killed in Vietnam motorcycle accident, ZAKA working to retrieve remains for burial
The victim, David Ben Lulu from Jerusalem, had dual Israeli-French citizenship, and as such the Foreign Ministry had to coordinate between Vietnam and France in order to retrieve his remains.
On Friday, a 23-year-old Israeli man named David Ben Lulu lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Vietnam. ZAKA, the Israeli rescue and recovery organization, reported his death on Sunday. Ben Lulu was a dual Israeli-French citizen, which posed a challenge for his family as they sought to arrange for his remains to be returned to Israel for burial.
To coordinate the retrieval process, the Israeli Foreign Ministry had to work hand-in-hand with both Vietnamese and French authorities. Serge Ben Chaim, commander of ZAKA France, stated that his team has been working tirelessly with all parties involved to make the necessary arrangements. Chaim personally visited the French Foreign Ministry this morning to provide the team in Hanoi with the essential instructions they needed to proceed.
It was later revealed that Ben Lulu's remains were located hundreds of kilometers away from Hanoi, necessitating a plan to transport his body to Israel as quickly as possible. ZAKA VP of Operations, Chaim Weingarten, described the situation as a complex case that required cooperation between multiple countries and agencies. He assured that ZAKA's international unit is collaborating closely with ZAKA France and Ben Lulu's family to overcome the difficulties and expedite the procedures to bring the victim home for his final rites.
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