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"צריכים את עם ישראל איתנו". טספאי ובלנצו' קסאו עם תמונת בתם | צילום: אפי שריר

Two years after Haimanot Kassau’s disappearance, family says: ‘We will celebrate when she returns’

As the investigation stalls and promises from the prime minister remain unfulfilled, the Kassau family marks two years since their daughter’s disappearance, voicing anguish as she nears her bat mitzvah and saying the state has abandoned them

Yair Kraus | 02.25.26

'Bring the money or die': man kidnapped, tortured with heated iron rod in northern Israel over debt

A 25-year-old suspect from Daburiyya was indicted after police said he tortured the victim for hours in a cabin near Afula before the latter managed to alert his wife, who called the police

Hassan Shaalan | 02.17.26

אוסטרליה קשיש בן 85 נחטף בטעות מביתו ב סידני

85-year-old abducted in Sydney in apparent case of mistaken identity

Chris Baghsarian was abducted at 5 a.m. from his Sydney home by masked men who police say were targeting a member of a Lebanese crime family; authorities insist he has no criminal ties and was taken in error

ynet, News Agencies | 02.16.26

לונה, כלבת השיצו של עופר נדן בן 52 שנחטפה ממנו מנחלת יהודה בראשון לציון

Suspects in violent dognapping arrested, but Luna is still missing: 'Waiting for her to come home'

Police arrest 3 suspects in an attempted kidnapping of two Shih Tzu dogs from a Rishon LeZion resident; One of the dogs has not been located, police suspect that this was an attempt to extort ransom, and that the dog was transferred to the Palestinian Authority territories

Meir Turgeman | 01.01.26

Kidnapped teen located through phone tracking | Here's how your smartphone can save lives

A 15-year-old girl was abducted at knifepoint on Christmas Eve and rescued after her father tracked her phone in real time; here is how parents can turn their children’s smartphones into emergency lifesaving tools

Raphael Kahan | 12.29.25

הישראלית שחולצה מיריחו לאחר שע"פ החשד נחטפה

'They jumped me with a gun': Israeli rescued from Jericho recounts kidnapping

The Israeli woman rescued from Jericho told police she had been in contact with her captor for some time and first met him when he led her to an apartment; 'Only later did I find out he was Palestinian'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 12.21.25

After 661 days, suspect arrested in disappearance of missing girl Haymanut Kasau

Be'er Sheva man, 63, arrested over attempted abduction now also suspected in 2024 disappearance of 9-year-old Kasau in Safed; court cites 'reasonable suspicion' linking him to both cases as probe shifts to elite crime unit

Lihi Gordon, Meir Turgeman, Shimon Elbaz | 12.17.25

Israeli suspects confess in Germany in Christina Block child abduction case

German prosecutors say two Israelis suspected of helping kidnap billionaire heiress Christina Block’s children flew secretly to Hamburg to confess after arrest warrants were lifted, detailing the chain of command and a toast with Block

Itamar Eichner | 11.28.25

Three charged with robbing, attempting to kidnap businessman over debt

The three residents of Nazareth allegedly attacked and tried to kidnap a local businessman over a debt of several tens of thousands of shekels, even as a civil lawsuit between them was still being heard in court

Israel Moshkovitz | 11.09.25

Israeli Arab man indicted for Hamas-inspired plot to kidnap IDF soldier

Amin Hassan Abd al-Qader Azam, 22, sought to kidnap a soldier to use as a bargaining chip to force Israel to end its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, according to the indictment; he also underwent training and attempted to recruit accomplices

Roy Rubinstein | 09.25.25

Ex-Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri involved in alleged kidnapping of German steakhouse heiress' children

Peri is reportedly involved in the German heiress Christina Block child kidnapping case, allegedly helping assemble the Israeli team that abducted her two children from their father on New Year’s Eve 2023–2024

Ze'ev Avrahami, Berlin | 09.06.25

Sara Saleem, the Kurdish US citizen facing trial in Iraq

Kurdish-American woman faces trial after return to Iraq to rebuild life

Sara Saleem returned to Iraq seeking justice for her abduction and stolen business; Instead, she's being prosecuted in a court system orchestrated by Iran-backed forces in Iraq

Jacob Wirtschafter/The Media Line | 06.18.25

אליזבט צורקוב עיתונאים חוקרת ישראלית, נחטפה לפני 7 חודשים על ידי ההתנגדות העיראקית

Trump envoy calls on Iraq to free Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov

She was kidnapped in Baghdad while conducting field work; Adam Boehler accuses Iraqi PM of being 'either incapable or complicit in her abduction'

Ynet | 04.15.25

חיילים מצבא ניגריה, אחרי חטיפה וחילוץ של אזרח ישראלי במדינה

Israeli national rescued in Nigeria after kidnapping for ransom

Man kidnapped on Thursday and freed within 24 hours in military operation; police claim he was under army escort at the time, but military denies, crediting 'strategic pressure' on village leaders for critical intel

Itamar Eichner | 04.06.25

'They put a bag over my head and tied me up': Israeli escapes kidnapping in Wales

Israeli music producer Itay Kashti narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt in Wales by 3 Muslims who lured him to a supposed business meeting; Judge says kidnapping attempt had antisemitic motives and that 'the kidnappers were inspired by events occurring elsewhere in the world'

Lihi Gordon | 03.17.25

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