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


4 police officers removed from posts following probe into distress call from kidnapped teens

Police chief Danino calls handling of emergency call from kidnapped teen "a failure of the utmost severity."

Police Insp.-Gen.Yohanan Danino speaking in Modi'in, June 15, 2014.

Security and Defense: Switching gears in West Bank operation

In Operation Brother’s Keeper, the Shin Bet is facing an enemy that knows the security agency’s methods and how to cover its tracks as likely culprits of kidnapping know how to avoid electronic communication.

IDF operation in West Bank

After Geneva: What the UN must do for the teens

As the world’s highest repository of international legitimacy, it is vital for all key UN bodies and officials to make clear that the kidnapping of the boys is morally wrong.

Racheli Fraenkel Mother of kidnapped Israeli teen speaks to UN Human Rights Council

Rabbis call for special 'minor' Yom Kippur prayers for kidnapped boys

National-religious community to hold service Thursday afternoon, joining other religious figures in prayer.

Rabbi Haim Druckman 370

In Plain Language: The blessings of the boys

After returning from a short trip abroad, I was amazed to see just how many different people and institutions out there we were blaming.

Islamic Jihad members

Ask the Rabbi: Does Halacha permit releasing terrorists to free captives?

The Talmud praises redeeming captives as a great mitzva, superior even to charity, because it liberates a person from the pain of captivity.

Missing yeshiva students (left to right)Naphtali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach.

Coping with tragedy

The close-knit Makor Chaim Yeshiva is uniting its students in prayer and support.

As well as being a traditional yeshiva, Makor Chaim incorporates special projects into its program

European MPs call to release captive teens

Committee of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe call for immediate release of kidnapped teens.

Missing yeshiva students (left to right)Naphtali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach.

Economic toll to Hebron during searches estimated at $10m. per day

In the one of West Bank's major trade centers, merchants saw permits revoked and business drop 90 percent.

IDF soldiers speak with Palestinians in Hebron last week during the manhunt for three kidnapped Israeli youth.

IPU puts Hamas before captive boys, Edelstein says

Meanwhile, MK Shai implores European MPs help us bring back the kidnapped teens because time is running out.

Missing yeshiva students (left to right)Naphtali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach.