Guidance

When someone dies in Israel

Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Israel.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 18 July 2018
• Last updated: 11 November 2025
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  1. 11 November 2025

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  2. 25 July 2022

     Last updated 25 July 2022

  3. 18 July 2018

     First published.

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When someone dies in Israel

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Details

Includes information on:

• what to do when someone dies in Israel
• burial and cremation
• returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)
• registration of a death

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad.