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French-Israeli killed in Vietnam motorcycle accident as ZAKA works to return remains for burial

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • David Ben Lulu, a 23-year-old Jerusalem resident with Israeli and French citizenship, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Vietnam.
  • ZAKA said the Foreign Ministry was coordinating with Vietnam and France to retrieve his remains and bring them to Israel for burial.
  • ZAKA representatives described the case as complex because the remains are hundreds of kilometers from Hanoi and require cooperation among several agencies.

A 23-year-old Israeli was killed in a motorcycle accident in Vietnam, and an international effort is under way to bring his remains home for burial. The victim, David Ben Lulu from Jerusalem, held both Israeli and French citizenship, requiring coordination among authorities in Vietnam, France and Israel.

Since we learned of the case, we have been working non-stop with the French, Vietnamese and Israeli authorities.

· Serge Ben ChaimThe commander of ZAKA France described the organization's efforts to coordinate the repatriation.

ZAKA, the Israeli rescue and recovery organization, announced the death on Sunday. Serge Ben Chaim, commander of ZAKA France, said the organization had been working with the three countries' authorities since learning of the case.

“This morning I personally arrived at the French Foreign Ministry, where the necessary instructions were given to the team in Hanoi,” Ben Chaim said. He added that ZAKA was also in direct contact with the French consulate and Ben Lulu's family. The consulate in Hanoi was opened specifically to help process the required documents.

This morning I personally arrived at the French Foreign Ministry, where the necessary instructions were given to the team in Hanoi.

· Serge Ben ChaimBen Chaim detailed the diplomatic coordination over the required documents.

Ben Chaim said Ben Lulu's remains were located hundreds of kilometers from Hanoi, and ZAKA was working to arrange their transfer to Israel as quickly as possible. Chaim Weingarten, ZAKA's vice president of operations, called it a “complex case” requiring cooperation among agencies in several countries.

Complex case.

· Chaim WeingartenZAKA's vice president of operations described the multinational effort.

“ZAKA's international unit is working together with ZAKA France and the family to overcome the difficulties and expedite the procedures as much as possible,” Weingarten said. The organization said it hoped to complete the necessary steps quickly and bring Ben Lulu to Israel for burial.

ZAKA's international unit is working together with ZAKA France and the family to overcome the difficulties and expedite the procedures as much as possible.

· Chaim WeingartenWeingarten explained how ZAKA and the family were handling the transfer.
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