Tel Aviv resident Science Minister Ofir Akunis responded on his Facebook account to the city elevator disaster in which two people drowned.
"I bow my head and sorrowfully join the mourning of those whose loved ones perished in the terrible and unnecessary disaster yesterday in the Tel Aviv HaTikva neighborhood. Dean Shoshani and Stav Harari, a beautiful young couple who have just begun their journey, paid with their lives for terrible failures."
Akunis added: "The Tel Aviv Municipality must draw the lessons and do whatever it takes to prevent such tragedies from happening again. May their memories be for a blessing."