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Mali and Liel Yahalomi located on a bus in Argentina by police on August 14, 2026. (Screen capture/Israel Police)
August 14, 2026, 9:21 pm
Police locate Israeli mother and daughter in Argentina, a week after they vanished in Vienna
Mali and Liel Yahalomi seen seated on a bus as Interpol, Israeli police reps arrive; they are later told they are free to go, as there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing; report says they want to start a new life
By ToI Staff
A view of a Bank of Jerusalem branch in central Jerusalem, August 13, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 5:44 pm
Bank of Jerusalem stock plummets, revives amid rumors over employee’s disappearance in Vienna
Gag order placed on Israel Police investigation into whereabouts of Mali and Liel Yahalomi, as family claims terrorism has not been ruled out, despite reports that it’s not suspected
By ToI Staff
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)
August 12, 2026, 4:32 pm
‘Ground swallowed them up’: Search ongoing in Vienna for two missing Israelis
Lahav 443 said taking over Israeli probe into disappearance of Mali Yahalomi and her adult daughter Liel, last seen Friday; Israeli official: ‘It doesn’t look good’
By ToI Staff
Mali (L) and Liel Yahalomi. (Israeli Embassy in Austria)
August 11, 2026, 2:09 pm
Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna since Friday
Embassy in Austria asks for urgent help locating Mali and Liel Yahalomi
By ToI Staff
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
Undated image of Ruth Abramov. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 16, 2026, 4:44 pm
Body found in Jerusalem identified as woman who went missing 17 years ago
Ruth Abramov, not seen since 2008, discovered in storage unit a week ago; suspect, 70, released after a week; circumstances of her death still unclear
By ToI Staff
Family members and friends of Haymanut Kasau attend Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 25, 2026, 6:51 pm
Two years after Haymanut Kasau’s disappearance, Shin Bet approved to join search
Family addresses Knesset committee in tears, calling for more efforts to be devoted to case that has seen little progress since Kasau, then 9, vanished in Safed
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Undated photo of Ashgara Mengistu. (Israel Police)
January 21, 2026, 1:30 pm
Brother of former Hamas hostage found alive after going missing for three days
Ashgara Mengistu, 33, who disappeared after leaving his mother’s home in Ma’ale Adumim on Sunday, reportedly located on train in Kiryat Gat
By ToI Staff
Undated photo of Ashgara Mengistu. (Israel Police)
January 20, 2026, 10:40 pm
Brother of released Hamas captive Avera Mengistu goes missing
Police ask public for assistance in search for Ashgara Mengistu, 33, who disappeared after leaving his mother’s home in Ma’ale Adumim on Sunday
By ToI Staff
Haymanut Kasau, 9, who went missing on February 25, 2024, from a Jewish Agency absorption center in Safed, northern Israel. (Courtesy)
December 17, 2025, 12:01 am
Major crimes unit takes over investigation in case of missing girl Haymanut Kasau
After almost two years, police chief orders file on disappeared Ethiopian immigrant, 9, transferred to Lahav 433; possible link reported to attempted kidnapping in Beersheba
By ToI Staff
Professor Nurit Yaari in an undated photo (Israel Police)
November 3, 2025, 10:10 am
Missing Tel Aviv professor found alive but in poor health, 8 days after disappearance
Nurit Yaari, found under a bridge by Tel Aviv’s Ayalon River after extensive search, is thought not to have eaten or drunk since she went missing
By ToI Staff
L: Undated image of missing Israeli Michal Peleg, found dead on June 10, 2025 in Crete, Greece. (Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law); R: US-Israeli hiker Samuel Vengrinovich who is missing in India. (Courtesy)
June 10, 2025, 10:48 pm
Israeli found dead in Crete after apparent accident; Israeli hiker missing in India
Michal Peleg, 65, tripped and fell off a cliff, her family believes; meanwhile, US-Israeli Samuel Vengrinovich, 44, from Jaffa, is missing after hiking in rough weather Friday
By ToI Staff and Deborah Danan
Undated image of missing Israeli Michal Peleg, last seen in Crete, Greece, on June 4, 2025. (Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 8, 2025, 4:22 am
Search underway in Crete for missing Israeli woman, last seen on Wednesday
Insurance company dispatches three-person team to aid search and rescue efforts for Michal Peleg, 65, who resides in a village on the Greek island
By ToI Staff
Family members of Haymanut Kasau attend meeting of the Knesset National Security Commitee dealing with the disappearance of the girl a year earlier when she was just nine-years-old, February 25, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 25, 2025, 8:36 pm
A year without a trace: Knesset panel reviews disappearance of Haymanut Kasau, aged 9
Police insist they have tried everything possible to find the young girl who disappeared in northern Israel; lawmakers urge that case be kept in public eye
By ToI Staff
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger delivers remarks during a press preview of the use of drones in humanitarian work in Avully near Geneva, on June 7, 2023. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
January 5, 2025, 2:13 pm
Red Cross says locating missing Syrians after Assad’s downfall likely to take years
Organization is currently dealing with at least 43,000 missing people in ‘massive task’ that may fail in some cases, urges de facto leaders to preserve evidence
By Maher Al-Mounes
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