The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/missing-children/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:42:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png missing children | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/missing-children/ 32 32 10-day search for missing Toronto Jewish girl intensifies as safety concerns mount https://www.timesofisrael.com/10-day-search-for-missing-toronto-jewish-girl-intensifies-as-safety-concerns-mount/ Mon, 25 May 2026 07:23:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3829887 Community members have offered a $25,000 reward for info about 14-year-old Esther, on the autism spectrum, who has been missing since May 15

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]]> NYC judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Jewish boy Etan Patz https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-judge-declines-to-dismiss-case-in-1979-disappearance-of-jewish-boy-etan-patz/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:29:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3804558 Setting up 3rd trial, court rejects defense bid to toss charges against Pedro Hernandez in decades-long case that changed US child safety awareness

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]]> NY prosecutors to retry suspect in 1979 disappearance of Jewish boy Etan Patz https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-prosecutors-to-retry-suspect-in-1979-disappearance-of-jewish-boy-etan-patz/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:48:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697887 Suspect due in court after murder and kidnapping conviction was overturned on grounds that jury received improper instructions

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]]> Court rules to release or give retrial to man convicted of killing Etan Patz https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-rules-to-release-or-give-retrial-to-man-convicted-of-killing-etan-patz/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 05:38:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3604220 Disappearance and presumed death of 6-year-old Jewish child in New York City in 1979 changed American society's approach to missing children cases

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]]> Police weigh sending team to Ethiopia in hunt for Israeli girl who vanished a year ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-weigh-sending-team-to-ethiopia-amid-hunt-for-israeli-girl-who-vanished-a-year-ago/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:57:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3482350 Report says key CCTV footage missing from time Haymanut Kasau, 10, disappeared at an absorption center in Safed in February 2024; MK: Government owes family more effort to find her

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]]> Police request help in finding missing Ashdod teen https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-request-help-in-finding-missing-ashdod-teen/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:13:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3358168 Hodia Levy, 13, was last seen leaving her home on Saturday

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]]> Missing 12-year-old boy found dead in sealed fridge in southern Bedouin town https://www.timesofisrael.com/missing-12-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-sealed-fridge-in-southern-bedouin-town/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:09:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3353243 Police said to believe Faraj Easem, declared missing on Monday, accidentally locked himself in refrigerator and suffocated; body sent for forensic examination

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]]> Jewish Agency offers NIS 100,000 reward for info leading to missing girl https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-agency-offers-nis-100000-reward-for-info-leading-to-missing-girl/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:44:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3245640 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau last seen on security cam footage on February 25; police have no leads on her whereabouts

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]]> Police launch massive manhunt to find 9-year-old Safed girl missing since Sunday https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-launch-massive-manhunt-to-find-9-year-old-safed-girl-missing-since-sunday/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:59:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3233662 Haymanut Kasau last seen outside absorption center handing out election leaflets; canine unit chief says case 'extremely unusual,' lack of evidence 'very worrying'

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]]> Tormented grandfather shows AI video of 8-year-old grandson, held in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/tormented-grandfather-shows-ai-video-of-8-year-old-grandson-held-in-gaza/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:37:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3141737 Gilad Korngold speaks out for his seven relatives abducted by Hamas terrorists from Kibbutz Be'eri, including his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren

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]]> Ayala Hetzroni, 73, and Liel Hetzroni, 12: Killed with their brothers https://www.timesofisrael.com/presumed-captive-ayala-hetzroni-and-great-niece-liel-from-beeri/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 19:03:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3135698 Grandfather Avia Hetzroni, a Magen David Adom medic and Liel's twin, Yanai, were also killed at the kibbutz by Hamas on October 7

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]]> RELEASED: 4-year-old US-Israeli Avigail Idan, whose parents were both slain https://www.timesofisrael.com/taken-captive-three-year-old-avigail-idan-hid-with-the-neighbors/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:56:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3127559 Orphaned child was captured while hiding with neighbors in Kfar Aza after her mother was killed and father fatally wounded by Hamas terrorists on October 7

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]]> Yahel Shoham, 3, and 5 members of her wider family freed; her dad still held in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/taken-captive-8-members-of-an-extended-family-on-kibbutz-beeri/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:52:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3124997 Kid's brother Naveh, 8, mom Adi Shoham, grandmother Shoshan Haran, Haran's sister-in-law Sharon Avigdori, latter's daughter Noam, 12, freed after 50 days; Tal Shoham still captive

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]]> RELEASED: Doron Katz-Asher and daughters Raz and Aviv, freed from Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/taken-captive-3-generations-unaccounted-for-these-are-the-gates-of-hell/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:11:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3124924 Grandmother Efrat Katz was killed and her partner Gadi Mozes captured in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

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]]> Erez, 12, and Sahar, 16, Calderon released; father Ofer remains in Gazan captivity https://www.timesofisrael.com/taken-captive-five-members-of-the-calderon-family/ Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:35:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3122164 Extended family from Kibbutz Nir Oz also suffered deaths of grandmother Carmela Dan and Harry Potter-fan cousin Noya Dan during the Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught

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