The attack has heightened security concerns in the UAE, which has enjoyed stable relations with Israel since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020. Rabbi Sarna, who was instrumental in establishing Jewish life in the Emirates, sought to reassure the community, describing the UAE as a “safe place” where “security is tight.”

Jared Kushner is donating $1 million to the UAE Chabad after Rabbi Zvi Kogan was murdered. Kushner is President-elect Trump's son-in-law.

“The murder of the late Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan in the Emirates is a cowardly and despicable antisemitic act of terror,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on social media after Kogan’s body was discovered. “The State of Israel will not rest nor be silent until those responsible for this criminal act pay for their actions.”