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Mali and Liel Yahalomi break silence after mysterious disappearance: ‘We need time and quiet’

Nearly a week after returning to Israel, the mother and daughter say they are struggling to rebuild their lives following a disappearance that sparked a major search; their lawyer urges popular Israeli satire show not to air sketch about them: 'a matter of live and death'

Meir Turgeman | 10.13.26

Missing Israeli hiker found dead on Greece's Mount Olympus after nearly three weeks

Ami Yogev, 46, from Modi'in, was located by an Israeli volunteer rescue team after apparently falling from a great height; he last contacted his mother on September 20, sending photos as he climbed toward the summit

Itamar Eichner, Nina Fox | 10.09.26

הר אולימפוס יוון אילוס אילוסטרציה ארכיון

Israeli hiker missing for five days on Mount Olympus after reaching summit with injured leg

Ami Yogev, 46, was last seen Sunday at the summit with a bandaged leg after saying he had nearly fallen; his mother says search teams are racing against time and is seeking donations to keep private rescuers in the field

Nina Fox | 09.26.26

Israeli hiker missing on Greece’s Mount Olympus

Ami Yogev, 46, lost contact with family after sending photos on his way to the summit; Greek authorities search as thermal-drone company joins effort

Nina Fox, Itamar Eichner | 09.23.26

Body found after East Jerusalem woman missing nearly a week; murder suspect arrested

Hundreds joined search for 61-year-old Fatma Rajabi; her son accused police of acting too slowly, while commander said efforts began immediately and rejected claims her background affected response

Liran Tamari | 09.18.26

Young diver vanishes off Haifa coast, sparking massive search

A Haifa man in his 20s went diving at Student Beach Thursday afternoon and has not been seen since; Police, marine units, rescue teams and a helicopter are conducting extensive searches for him

Eitan Glickman | 09.11.26

What if Mali and Liel were Japanese? Inside Japan’s culture of voluntary disappearance

Israel was captivated when Mali Yahalomi and her daughter Liel vanished and were later found in Buenos Aires, but in Japan, voluntary disappearance is familiar enough to have a name, johatsu, and even businesses that help people vanish

Zipporah Roman | 09.04.26

Missing Israeli man found dead in forest near Tiberias after 10-day search

Katrial Nachman Kinan, 24, disappeared after telling his family he was traveling to Safed; his body was found in Switzerland Forest and sent for examination as authorities investigate the circumstances of his death

Israel Moshkovitz | 08.20.26

Last missing IDF soldier from 1982 Lebanon War battle returned to Israel after 44 years

IDF and Mossad say Yehuda Katz’s remains were located through a decades-long intelligence effort and formally identified in Israel, completing the return of all soldiers missing from the Battle of Sultan Yacoub

Ron Crissy | 08.18.26

IDF finds remains of last soldier missing from 1982 Lebanon battle

Sgt. First Class Yehuda Katz was one of six troops left behind in the disastrous First Lebanon War clash; his identification closes a 44-year mystery after the remains of Zachary Baumel and Zvi Feldman were recovered in recent years

Ron Crissy | 08.18.26

היעלמות נעדר נעדרת נעדרים אילוס אילוסטרציה

Want to start over? What Mali and Liel could learn from America’s right to disappear

In the US, if police find a missing adult safe and determine they left voluntarily, they generally cannot disclose their location to relatives, giving adults considerable freedom to cut ties and start over

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 08.17.26

סנ"צ וולטר קוגן נציג משטרת ישראל בדרום אמריקה

Israeli police officer reveals how he tracked down Mali and Liel in Argentina

Walter Alejandro Kogan says he quickly traced Mali and Liel Yahalomi outside Buenos Aires, coordinated with Argentine police and Interpol, then confirmed they were safe and that no crime had been committed

Liran Tamari | 08.16.26

נציג המשטרה וולטר קוגן עם ליאל ומלי יהלומי

‘They hugged him’: new footage shows Mali and Liel after being found in Argentina

The mother and daughter were filmed beside Israel Police representative Walter Kogan after being located on a Buenos Aires bus following nearly a week of searches

Liran Tamari | 08.15.26

‘I’ll go with you anywhere’: message reveals Mali and Liel planned disappearance together

Police say an exchange found before the Prague flight, along with a 14,000-euro cash withdrawal and deleted phone data, strengthened suspicions the disappearance was planned

Liran Tamari | 08.15.26

Mali and Liel planned their disappearance. The one thing police still can’t explain: why

Police say the mother and daughter bought burner phones, misled relatives about their location and crossed Europe before being found safe in Argentina

Liran Tamari | 08.15.26