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The parents of missing girl Haymanut Kasau seen protesting and holding her photo in Tel Aviv on August 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 1:20 am
900 days after she went missing, Haymanut Kasau’s family demands answers from Shin Bet
Dozens rally outside security agency’s HQ to demand justice for the missing girl, whose father suggests the Shin Bet has ignored his daughter’s plight because of her skin color
By Noam Lehmann
Yuval Kogan (Courtesy)
July 24, 2026, 12:39 pm
4-year-old boy who went missing on Ashkelon beach found alive after daylong search
Yuval Kogan reported to be well, with footage showing him sitting in a car with volunteers and police; his mother said she was waiting for him with a popsicle
By ToI Staff
Pedro Hernandez, the murder suspect in the case of missing child Etan Patz. (YouTube screenshot)
June 22, 2026, 7:48 pm
US Supreme Court restores conviction in 1979 Etan Patz NYC murder case
In 6-3 ruling, justices find federal court acted beyond its power when it overturned 2025 guilty verdict for Pedro Hernandez, who remains in jail for kidnapping and murdering Jewish 6-year-old
By Jan Wolfe
Missing Toronto teen Esther seen in security camera image from May 15, 2026 (Toronto Police)
May 25, 2026, 10:23 am
10-day search for missing Toronto Jewish girl intensifies as safety concerns mount
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
By Zev Stub
This May 28, 2012 file photo shows a newspaper with a photograph of Etan Patz at a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York where Patz lived before his disappearance on May 25, 1979. (AP/Mark Lennihan)
April 17, 2026, 11:29 pm
NYC judge declines to dismiss case in 1979 disappearance of Jewish boy Etan Patz
Setting up 3rd trial, court rejects defense bid to toss charges against Pedro Hernandez in decades-long case that changed US child safety awareness
By Jennifer Peltz
This May 28, 2012 file photo shows a newspaper with a photograph of Etan Patz at a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York where Patz lived before his disappearance on May 25, 1979. (AP/Mark Lennihan)
November 26, 2025, 6:48 am
NY prosecutors to retry suspect in 1979 disappearance of Jewish boy Etan Patz
Suspect due in court after murder and kidnapping conviction was overturned on grounds that jury received improper instructions
By Luke Tress and AP
This May 28, 2012 file photo shows a newspaper with a photograph of Etan Patz at a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York where Patz lived before his disappearance on May 25, 1979. (AP/Mark Lennihan)
July 23, 2025, 8:38 am
Court rules to release or give retrial to man convicted of killing Etan Patz
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
By Grace Gilson
Haymanut Kasau, 9, who went missing on February 25, 2024, from a Jewish Agency absorption center in Safed, northern Israel. (Courtesy)
February 14, 2025, 1:57 pm
Police weigh sending team to Ethiopia in hunt for Israeli girl who vanished a year ago
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
By ToI Staff
Hodaya Levy, 13, in an image released by the Israeli Police on August 20, 2023. (courtesy)
August 20, 2024, 10:13 pm
Police request help in finding missing Ashdod teen
Hodia Levy, 13, was last seen leaving her home on Saturday
By ToI Staff
Faraj Easem, 12, was found dead near Tel Sheva on August 13, 2024. (Israel Police)
August 13, 2024, 10:09 am
Missing 12-year-old boy found dead in sealed fridge in southern Bedouin town
Police said to believe Faraj Easem, declared missing on Monday, accidentally locked himself in refrigerator and suffocated; body sent for forensic examination
By ToI Staff
Haymanut Kasau, 9, who went missing on February 25, 2024, from a Jewish Agency absorption center in Safed, northern Israel. (Courtesy)
March 14, 2024, 6:44 pm
Jewish Agency offers NIS 100,000 reward for info leading to missing girl
9-year-old Haymanut Kasau last seen on security cam footage on February 25; police have no leads on her whereabouts
By ToI Staff
Haymanut Kasau, 9, who went missing on February 25, 2024, from a Jewish Agency absorption center in Safed, northern Israel. (Courtesy)
February 27, 2024, 4:59 pm
Police launch massive manhunt to find 9-year-old Safed girl missing since Sunday
Haymanut Kasau last seen outside absorption center handing out election leaflets; canine unit chief says case ‘extremely unusual,’ lack of evidence ‘very worrying’
By Michael Horovitz
An AI generated photo of Naveh Shoham, commissioned by his grandfather Gilad Korngold, as he presses for the release of his grandson and six other family members (Courtesy)
November 1, 2023, 8:37 pm
Tormented grandfather shows AI video of 8-year-old grandson, held in Gaza
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
By Jessica Steinberg
Liel (left), Avia (back) and Yanai Hetzroni, from Kibbutz Be'eri. They were killed along with their aunt Ayala Hetzroni in the Hamas assault on Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 26, 2023, 10:03 pm
Ayala Hetzroni, 73, and Liel Hetzroni, 12: Killed with their brothers
Grandfather Avia Hetzroni, a Magen David Adom medic and Liel’s twin, Yanai, were also killed at the kibbutz by Hamas on October 7
By ToI Staff
Avigail Idan, 4, was taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Both of Avigail's parents were murdered. She was released on November 26, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 19, 2023, 9:56 pm
RELEASED: 4-year-old US-Israeli Avigail Idan, whose parents were both slain
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
By ToI Staff
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