The court took testimonies from search-and-rescue volunteers who were in the area of ​​the disaster, and received official documents from the Ethiopian government and the Foreign Affairs and Aviation ministries. After a number of deliberations and meetings, the special court issued a long ruling that the families must observe the shiva mourning period for their loved ones. "After all the testimonies, findings, and documents presented before the special court, and after a number of deliberations and after another meeting of the special court today in the Chief Rabbi's office, the court ruled that the families must sit shiva for their relatives. In a long and reasoned ruling on a number of pages in which many halakhic sources appear, the special court ruled the families must observe shiva, tear their garments, say the kaddish prayer, and behave as mourners." After receiving the special court's ruling, the families announced they began sitting shiva for their loved ones and published mourners notices.

Source: Ethiopian News March 31, 2019 14:37 UTC