Overview

• Alon Aboutboul collapsed after swimming at HaBonim Beach in Tel Aviv on July 29 and died despite more than an hour of CPR by Magen David Adom paramedics.
• Authorities have not released an official cause of death and are awaiting medical and autopsy reports.
• Aboutboul was best known internationally for his roles in The Dark Knight Rises and Rambo III and amassed over 100 film and television credits during his four-decade career.
• Culture and Sport Minister Miki Zohar and manager Mark Teitelbaum led a wave of tributes, praising his artistic legacy and dedication as a father.
• He is survived by his wife, actress Shir Bilia, and their four children; he was also developing a new film project at the time of his passing.