Israel kidnapping

Students encouraged to bring red balloons to first day of school for missing child Haymanot Kasau

"The first day of school is always exciting," Haymanot's father Tesfaye Kasau said. "It's a happy day. For us, it's another hard day."

Rescue teams searching for 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, February 28, 2024.
Protesters block roads in Tel Aviv demanding further government action into the disappearance of four-year-old Haymanut Kasau, July 26, 2026.

Haymanot's parents ask Shin Bet chief to take over investigation 911 days after disappearance

Screenshot of Yeros Kasau during a Maariv interview on the Education on the Agenda podcast.

Sister of missing Haymanut Kasau accuses Shin Bet chief of refusing to act in search

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Jewish settler ambushed near Kiryat Arba, forces rescue abducted woman


Likud's Elkin: We must make it clear to Hamas that kidnapping doesn't pay

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman visits Gush Etzion spot where three boys were kidnapped.

Likud MK Elkin at spot of kidnapping in Gush Etzion

Rachel Fraenkel tells UNHRC that kidnapping of her son is 'every mother's nightmare'

Mother of kidnapped Israeli teen speaks in Geneva to seek help for her son and 2 other abducted boys.

Racheli Fraenkel

Rachel Fraenkel to appeal to UN Human Rights Council

UN Watch executive-director says world needs to hear story, "heinous act" violates international humanitarian law.

Rachel Frankel, Mother of missing teen Naftali Frankel

Abbas: IDF actions in West Bank could ignite Palestinian street

PA president reiterates commitment to helping Israel find kidnapped teens in conversation with Meretz leader Gal-On.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Zoabi lashes out at Abbas' 'betrayal' of Palestinians for condemning kidnappings

"Abbas wants to strengthen his power," MK says as Palestinian Authority chief reassures Israel he is dedicated to finding missing teens.

MK Haneen Zoabi.

Buenos Aires mayor identifies with Israeli teens as former kidnapping victim

Mauricio Macri, now visiting Israel, was kidnapped in 1991 and held in captivity for 14 days until his father paid a multi-million dollar ransom.

Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri

How will IDF prosecutors deal with 240 Palestinians arrested all at once?

Usual policy is to get most newly-arrested Palestinians in front of a judge within 24 to 96 hours.

Arrest of Hamas leader Hassan Yousuf in Hebron.

New York City stands with kidnapped teenagers, says councilman

At a rally near the former World Trade Center, protestors from varied faiths and backgrounds urge leaders to support search efforts.

Ido Aharoni, Israel’s consul-general in New York, addresses a cross-community NYC rally for the three abducted teenagers yesterday.

Speech by Hamas chief Mashaal might have been signal for kidnapping, say security sources

Senior source believes kidnappers did not receive official "operational order", but rather heard Mashaal say Kassam Brigades would solve prisoners' hardships.

The Jerusalem Post

Knesset gives Zoabi bodyguard after threats to her life

Police to investigate whether Balad MK incited; Zoabi remains unapologetic, repeats that kidnapping is not terror.

MK Haneen Zoabi.