Two Israelis Killed in the Ethiopian Plane Crash Have Been Identified

The two Israelis killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash near Addis Ababa on Sunday have been identified as Avraham Matzliach Z”L, 49, from Maale Adumim and Shimon Re’em, 55, from Zichron Ya’acov.

Matzliach is survived by his wife and twin daughters, who are both serving in the IDF. He was reported to be a successful businessman involved in high-tech, and it was not a rarity for him to travel between Tel Aviv and Africa.

“This is a tragedy that is hard to swallow. He was loved by everyone and always cared for us. We all simply loved him,” his daughter Yael, 19, was quoted by Ynet.

Re’em is survived by his wife and 5 children. He was a 23-year retired veteran of the Shin Bet, and was working for the Israeli security consulting company Shafran.

“It’s a real tragedy,” his cousin Noam Haroush told Ynet. “Shimon was a wonderful person, energetic and dedicated to his work and his family.”

Channel 13 reported that Re’em had previously been in charge of security at two Israeli embassies in South America and had also later worked as a head of regional security for Israel’s El Al airlines.

All 157 passengers and crew members were killed shortly after the Boeing 737 MAX airplane took off from Addis Ababa, enroute to Nairobi, Kenya.

At least 35 nationalities were among the dead, including 8 Americans.

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Authorities are still working to sort through the wreckage and identify victims. The Israeli emergency response group ZAKA sent a delegation late Sunday night “to locate and identify the Israeli victims, to collect their remains in keeping with Jewish law, and ensure a full Jewish burial,” the group said.