The Shas movement issued a statement of mourning following the passing of Rabbi Shlomo Korach, the rabbi of Bnei Brak and a leader of the Yemenite Jewish community.
"The Council of Torah Sages and the Shas movement are mourning, together with the entire House of Israel, for the great loss to the world of Torah and the rabbinate, to the congregation of the Yemenite community and to all of Israel, and from Heaven we will find comfort."