Concern for their situation: three Israelis are stuck on Mount Kuba in Japan

For the past day, three Israeli snowboarders, veterans of special units, have been stuck on the snowy mountain “Kuba” in Japan, after they went skiing and reached a dead end with no way to turn back, when the average temperature is minus ten degrees, and with only a mobile phone.

The Department for Israelis Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo are making significant efforts to help those stranded. In this framework, among others, Ambassador Gilad Cohen is working with the government authorities and the police in Japan at the highest levels to receive assistance from the Japanese authorities, Israeli Consul Avinoam Mizrachi went to the area of ​​the incident, and the Magnus rescue company is working to rescue them. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to do everything in its power to rescue the young Israelis.

As mentioned, the rescue company Magnus Search and Rescue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the unit for Israelis abroad are making every effort to rescue them. The local police forces are refusing at this stage to approve rescue attempts, and it is estimated that they will approve in the morning when the weather permits additional attempts.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated: The Department for Israelis Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo are making great efforts to help the Israelis who are stuck in Japan. Within this framework, among others, Ambassador Gilad Cohen is working with the government authorities and the police in Japan at the highest levels to receive assistance from the Japanese authorities, Consul Israel Avinoam went to the area of ​​the incident, and the Magnus rescue company is working to rescue them. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to do everything in its power to rescue the young Israelis.

Hilik Magnus, a rescue and rescue man reports that “they were in contact an hour and a half ago, they are fine, a Japanese force is on its way to them”.

The rescue forces have begun preparations for a ground rescue involving 11 rescuers, the Israeli consul is on the ground. In addition, it can be said that the three Israelis are alive.

At the same time as the Israeli embassy in Japan, which is working to rescue the Israelis, the Japanese embassy in Israel was also activated in order to speed up processes and help a quick and smooth rescue.