Body of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who went missing on November 21, was found in the United Arab Emirates yesterday, Israeli authorities reported.

"The murder of Zvi Kogan is a criminal anti-Semitic act of terrorism. The State of Israel will act in every possible way and bring to justice the perpetrators of his death," the Prime Minister's Office and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a joint statement.

Kogan, 28, was a representative of the Chabad Jewish religious movement in Abu Dhabi. He disappeared in Dubai, where he owned a kosher store, The Times of Israel said. His body was found in the city of Al Ain, which borders Oman, about 150 km from Abu Dhabi.

According to the Israeli publication Ynet, the rabbi's abandoned car was also found in Al Ain. The portal, citing sources in the Israeli intelligence services, writes that Kogan was likely kidnapped and killed by an "Uzbek terrorist cell sent by Iran."

Reportedly, three Uzbek agents followed the rabbi after he left the store, and after his murder, they fled to Turkey.

The Haaretz newspaper, citing sources in the Israeli intelligence services, reported that the members of the cell responsible for Kogan's murder were citizens of Uzbekistan.

The Wall Street Journal, citing a source familiar with the investigation, said that Israel suspects nationals of Uzbekistan with ties to Iran in the kidnapping and murder of Kogan. The source said that "some of the suspects" allegedly fled to Turkey, where their cars were found.

Meanwhile, Reuters, citing the UAE Interior Ministry, reported that the authorities of the countries arrested three suspects in the murder of the rabbi. The statement did not provide information about the suspects or whether they had been charged, but noted that the authorities would use all legal powers to respond "to any actions or attempts that threaten the stability of society." The Iranian embassy in the UAE said it "denies accusations of Iran's involvement in the murder" of Kogan, the agency concluded.