The two brothers, Maayan and Sahar Asor from Tiberias, were discovered dead on Tuesday in the Arava floods after being missing since the previous day. Meanwhile, the wife of one of the missing men was found alive and well near Nahal Paran earlier. The Asor brothers’ father is Nini Asor, a former footballer for Maccabi Tel Aviv. The municipality of Tiberias expressed their condolences for the loss and announced the cancellation of the Mimouna celebrations as a result of the tragedy. A third missing person, Shai Dahan, was found and taken to hospital in a conscious and stable condition.
The brothers Maayan and Sahar Asor, late of Tiberias, are the dead who were found today (Tuesday) in the floods in the Arava region, and who were missing since yesterday, this after the wife of the missing man was found earlier near Nahal Paran while she was alive and in good condition.
At the end of the rescue efforts: the bodies of the two missing in the floods were found in the area of Tzihor Junction
The brothers’ father is former footballer Nini Asor, who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In a post written on behalf of the municipality of Tiberias on the Facebook account, it was written: “The city of Tiberias is in pain and mourning! The entire city of Tiberias is crying and bowing its head in view of the heavy disaster in the Arabah, in which two young people from the city were killed – Maayan and the late Sahar. On behalf of all the residents of Tiberias, we send our heartfelt condolences to the beloved and dear Asor family and hug them in their difficult time. The Acting Mayor of Tiberias, Boaz Yosef: ‘These are very difficult moments for the entire city – a city that, since the hours of the night, kept its fingers crossed, prayed and hoped for the good news and a Passover miracle, but the worst of all happened. We are here to hug the parents Nini and Kinneret and the brothers Tomer and Guy. The Asur family is part of the family of the city of Tiberias and in these moments we are all by her side. In light of the disaster, the acting mayor announced the cancellation of the traditional tour of the Mimouna celebrations tomorrow evening.”
As mentioned, in the morning, the search resumed for the brothers who entered the Nahal Tsichor area on Highway 40 last night. The third missing person, 21-year-old Shai Dahan, was located in good condition and was taken to Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva while she was fully conscious. Upon entering the emergency room at the hospital, Soroka said that “I’m fine.”