Relatives identify remains of Sri Lankan woman killed in Israel
October 24, 2023 04:00 pm
The body of Sri Lankan national Anula Jayathilake, who was killed in the Hamas-Israel conflict, has been identified by her relatives at Petah Tikva in Israel, according to Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Israel Nimal Bandara.
On Sunday (22), it was reported that a decision had been taken to carry out a DNA test in order to confirm the identity of the body of Sri Lankan caregiver, who was initially reported missing and later confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities.
Accordingly, the relevant DNA test was to be carried out with the samples obtained from her two children and the sister while it had been requested to send the relevant DNA samples to Israel.
Last week, it was confirmed that Anula Jayathilake was killed in the recent attacks launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Israel.
Amidst the violence that erupted between Israel and Palestine, two Sri Lankan women in Israel were initially reported missing.
One of them, Anula Jayathilake, was confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities. As per reports, she was killed in the attacks launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Her remains were later received by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tel Aviv a few days later.
