An Israeli man who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found murdered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Sunday, denouncing his death as a "heinous antisemitic terrorist act".

Zvi Kogan, an Israeli rabbi who had been residing in Dubai, was found dead after being reported missing earlier this week. Kogan, who had made significant contributions to the Jewish community in the UAE,

The Israeli authorities called the killing of the rabbi, Zvi Kogan, an act of terrorism. He had been missing since Thursday.