Finding of missing Yahalomi pair spurs Kasau parents to demand additional action
The family of Haymanot Kasau, a girl missing for over 900 days, is demanding that the Israeli government apply the same investigative resources used in a recent successful search for two other missing individuals. They are calling for the case to be transferred to the Shin Bet, citing a perceived lack of progress by the Israel Police.
Why it matters
It highlights public concerns regarding equity in law enforcement resource allocation and the emotional toll of long-term missing persons cases.
The family of Haymanot Kasau, who disappeared in Safed at age nine in 2024 and has been missing for more than 900 days, has renewed their push for a more extensive search. The move follows the discovery of Mali and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina only about a week after they disappeared in Vienna and following an extensive search operation by the Israel Police in Israel and abroad.Haymanot's family is demanding that the same capabilities and resources used in the search for Mali and Liel also be employed in the investigation into her disappearance and is calling for the case to be transferred to the Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency).A statement from the campaign headquarters seeking Haymanot's return home said, “With the mother and daughter having been found and Israel Police succeeding in solving the investigation, its helplessness in investigating Haymanot's abduction stands out even more, and therefore the family is…
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