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


The legacy of the three boys

The Torah, given to Jews over 3,000 years ago, is what transformed us from a group of freed slaves to God’s chosen people.

Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel (L-R).

Rachelle Fraenkel: Unity is an issue of security and hope

Day of worldwide Jewish solidarity held to mark year since kidnapping and murder of three teens

Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel

Grapevine: Preserving unity

A round-up of news from around the country.

Unity Day banners commemorating Eyal Ifrach, Gil-ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel.

A time for unity

Three prizes for unity will be presented in a ceremony hosted by President Rivlin to acknowledge the unity of the nation after the kidnapping of the three boys last summer.

Unity Day banners commemorating Eyal Ifrach, Gil-ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel.

‘Post’ names Fraenkel one of year’s ‘top 50’ Jews

Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel suffered a huge loss when her teen son Naftali was kidnapped and murdered by Hamas in June 2014.

Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel

Senior Hamas official calls to abduct Israelis

"Our men, our women, our children all envision kidnapping your soldiers and settlers, wherever they are."

Prisoners Day

Man who faked West bank kidnapping: I was threatened by criminals, I had nowhere to turn

Niv Asraf let out on bail, says he thought that police would think something had happened to him and finally begin taking his complaints seriously.

Niv Asraf, the Beersheba man accused of staging his own kidnapping last week

Men who faked West Bank kidnapping released, will face indictment within days

Niv Asraf and Eran Nagauker, who faked a kidnapping in the West Bank, could face charges of fabricating evidence, disturbing the peace, and interfering with police work.

Niv Asraf, the IDF soldier who faked his own kidnapping

Youth who faked kidnapping says he owed large gambling debt, wanted to disappear

"It was not planned and he wanted to disappear for a number of days, and from here it rolled forward," Nir Asraf's attorney says.

Niv Asraf, the IDF soldier who faked his own kidnapping

Bill proposed after faked abduction would fine false-alarm emergency callers

Bayit Yehudi MK seeks to fine false alarm callers up to NIS 75,300.

Niv Asraf, the IDF soldier who faked his own kidnapping