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Friday, August 14, 2026
Investigators said increasingly convinced Israelis’ disappearance in Vienna not nationalistically-motivated
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An undated photo showing Mali (left) and Liel Yahalomi, an Israeli mother and daughter who went missing in Vienna on August 7, 2026, and were found alive and well in Argentina on August 14, 2026. (Israel's Embassy in Austria)
A source familiar with the police investigation into the weeklong disappearance of Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi in Vienna says it is looking less and less likely that it has to do with their nationality or health.
The source says authorities believe the pair are still alive.
While Israeli police have placed a gag order on the case, Hebrew media continues reporting on it extensively.
Channel 12 cites what it says is an Austrian media report claiming that the Yahalomis may have escaped to South America.
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