Body of Israeli killed in New Zealand earthquake identified

27.02.2011                      23.Adar l, 5771

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Body of Israeli killed in New Zealand earthquake identified

According to Ofer Mizrahi's friends, he was killed immediately when a concrete beam fell on his car; Netanyahu to ask New Zealand PM to aid in rescue efforts of remaining Israelis.

New Zealand authorities have identified the body of Ofer Mizrahi, an Israeli who was previously identified as missing in the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch last week.
Mizrahi, 23, of Kibutz Magal near Hadera, was traveling for two months in Australia and New Zealand accompanied by his three childhood friends, who survived the earthquake and have since returned to Israel….