missing persons

Police chief: We'll keep searching for Moshe till we find him

16-year-old Moshe Kleinerman was last seen on March 25 near Meron.

K9 Unit director:

ISA must join hunt for missing boy

The director of the Israel Dog Unit speaks about finding Sapir Nahum and the ongoing search for a vanished Haredi teen.

Rescue dog poisoned during search for missing woman

One of the dogs who searched for Sapir Nahum will never join another search. Intentional poisoning is suspected.

Search ends in tragedy:

Body of missing woman Sapir Nahum found

12-day search for missing woman ends with discovery of her body in north

The search for Sapir Nahum: Police find woman's remains

Body of unidentified woman found in northern Israel as part of search for missing woman. Nahum's Arab boyfriend remains in custody.

MK's missing grandmother found

Simi Elimelech, 84, found after being missing for over a day. She is deaf and communicates using sign language.

Acre woman vanishes, former boyfriend TikTok star arrested

An Acre woman has vanished from her home neighborhood. Police have arrested her former boyfriend - known for incitement against Jews online.

Suspected abduction of teen from Modi'in

Avraham Moshe Klinerman, 16, has been missing from his home for weeks. Police are investigating the possibility that he was abducted.

Miracle in Samaria:

Missing boy found in trunk of family car

Boy who went missing located by his father in the trunk of the family vehicle after lengthy search efforts.

Double award ceremony at Harel police precinct

The Israel Police held a ceremony today to recognize the Israel Dog Unit for finding not one, but two missing people, just a few days apart.

Israel Dog Unit rushes to search for troubled teen

A midnight alert reached the Israel Dog Unit about a teen in distress in the Hadera forest, beginning a mass search effort.

Israel Dog Unit locates woman in Haifa forest

A missing-person alert ended in tears yesterday after IDU volunteers found a woman's body in the forests around Haifa.

Israel Dog Unit honored for Shabbat-eve rescue

Israel Police holds ceremony to show their appreciation for volunteers who left the Shabbat table to save a life.

Israel Dog Unit saves man from winter storm

An 84-year-old man would have perished in the extreme cold and rain on Friday night, but for a dedicated volunteer and a four-footed friend.

Israel Dog Unit saves woman from oncoming snowstorm

The IDU's search and rescue activities have led to four incidents closed and two lives saved - one just hours ahead of a blizzard.

Brothers, ages 11 and 13, declared missing

Eliezer and Yitzhak Yehuda Rotman-Solich were last seen in Jerusalem, on Sunday at 3:00p.m.

Missing person cases surge in Israel

A spike in missing person cases throughout Israel has prompted the Israel Dog Unit to launch a special mission to bring the missing home.

Body of missing yeshiva student found

Three days after he went missing, body of yeshiva student Efraim Nachum Re'em is found in northern Israel.

13-year-old Jewish girl rescued from Muslim home in Bolivia

Naomi Lloroff went missing in Buenos Aires after becoming acquainted with a suspect person via TikTok.

Missing 12-year-old boy from Kiryat Malachi located

12-year-old Hagai Reuven, who had been missing since Sunday, located safe and sound.

Police brass convene special meeting with Israel Dog Unit

The national directors of the Israel Police's volunteer corps and aerial operations made a special visit today to the IDU base in Samaria.

Search for man missing in Rosh HaAyin goes into eighth day

The Israel Dog Unit has spent more than a week searching for a 52-year-old man who vanished near Rosh HaAyin.

Australia: Search continues for missing four-year-old girl

Cleo Smith disappeared from family's tent in western Australia early Saturday morning. Police have yet to find a trace of her.

Bennett: I raised issue of Hamas captives with UN Sec. General

PM in New York answers Arutz Sheva question about his efforts to secure return of Israeli civilians, bodies of soldiers held by Hamad.

Brooklyn: Missing seven-year-old Jewish boy located

Police in Brooklyn find seven-year-old Yosef Shapiro after several hours of searching for him.

Tragedy in Beit Shemesh: 14-year-old drowns during school trip

After hours of searching: 14-year-old boy with whom contact was lost pulled from water reservoir near Beit Shemesh.

Israel believes breakthrough in returning Hamas captives close

Israel has changed its policy on humanitarian aid to Gaza to force issue of missing soldiers and civilians.

Haifa salutes IDU

Several senior officials of the city of Haifa took time from their day to thank one of their city's ace-in-the-hole for missing persons.

Netanya search ends in triumph and tears

After nearly a full week of unrelenting search efforts, the Israel Dog Unit has recovered the body of Amra Zaoda in a field near Netanya.

Hadera search ends in tears

Shlomo Malka, missing for nearly four days from his home in Hadera, has been found deceased.

Hundreds search for elderly man missing since Shabbat in Hadera

Dogs, drones, and droves of volunteers swarm the city as danger mounts.

Israel Dog Unit finds missing man - dead

Volunteer search and rescue teams from the Israel Dog Unit brought a bittersweet ending to more than three days of searching.

Israel Dog Unit: Missing father of three has been found

Israel Dog Unit volunteer and MDA medic finds David Fredi Yager, father of three missing since Tuesday, thanks to tipoff from civilian.

Israel Dog Unit: Father of 3 missing and in possible danger

Israel Dog Unit searches urgently for information on missing man, requests public's aid in locating him.

2 arrested in disappearance of mother, 5-year-old son

30-year-old woman, 70-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of helping a mother kidnap her son and disappear.

Police investigate disappearance of mother, 5-year-old son

Police seeks help of public after mother disappears with her son after court orders transfer of custody of the child to his father.

Man's body found in cave 4 years after he went missing

Woman walking near cave outside Jerusalem notices human skeleton, ending 4-year search for missing man.

Missing Beit El woman found dead

Body of Shifra Yehudit Feierstein found after she went missing in Jerusalem last night.

IDU saves missing person, fights arson, cheers up special kids

From responding to Islamic arson to finding missing people and doggy acrobatic shows for special needs children, IDU had action packed week

Hamas to agree to return remains of fallen IDF soldiers soon?

Hamas official says terror group's desperation caused by coronavirus may create opportunity to secure release of Israeli prisoners.

Deri: Netanyahu missed chance to get prisoners back from Hamas

Interior Minister criticizes PM for reaching ceasefire agreement with Hamas without securing release of missing soldiers and civilians.

Body of missing IDF soldier found

Body of Staff Sergant Adiel Binyamin Fishler located after two days of searching.

Missing Bnei Brak boy found - hiding underneath his bed

Dozens of police officers and volunteers search for 6-year-old Bnei Brak boy - who was later found hiding under his bed.

Israeli woman missing in Paris

Israeli, French authorities searching for woman who went missing while visiting Paris with her family.

Israeli man missing in Egypt

Police turn to public for help with search for 26-year-old man who disappeared after entering Sinai Peninsula.

Body of missing Israeli woman found in Ethiopia

After day of searching, body of Israeli woman who went missing during tour of Ethiopian desert found.

Body of missing Virginia rabbi may have been found

Virginia Beach Police find body presumed to be that of rabbi who jumped into the ocean to save a student.

What happened to Moshe Eliezer Ilovitz?

US-born father of five disappeared without a trace 6 weeks ago, after taking his prayer shawl. Can US officials and the media help? Opinion.

Search for missing man whose house burned down

Resident of Mevo Modiim who has been missing for over a week loses house to fire during search.

Family which went missing in the Kinneret located

Family of five which had gone missing in the Kinneret located after several hours of searches.

Missing 3-year-old found alive and well in Samaria

IDF, police find child who went missing by Itamar after large-scale search

Body of Pilot Yakir Nave located after 56 years

After decades of searching, remains of the body of Air Force pilot Yakir Mordechai Nave Lieper Z"L are found

Woman laid to rest after being missing six months

For six months no one knew what happened to the late Tarak Tayik, who was laid to rest 200 meters from where she was found.

IDU recovers bones of missing person, second person found alive

Forcing way through thorny terrain, disregarding dense brush, IDU discovers body parts believed to belong to woman missing since May.

Missing 27-year-old-woman found alive in deserted building

Woman reported missing since Thursday rescued early this morning from abandoned Netanya building by Israel Dog Unit.

'Israel made a mistake in handling Gaza captives'

Former coordinator for captives and missing persons says Israel should've conditioned end of 2014 fighting on the release of the captives.

Listen: Helicopter pilot exclaims 'I found him'

How police helicopter pilot spotted 84-year-old missing man in Haifa forest.

Missing 11-year-old found

Ofri Sadeh, 11, who has special needs, found after disappearing in Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park.

Body of missing person found in Kinneret

Man missing after entering Sea of Galilee on a mattress on Saturday found dead.

Searches for missing person in Kinneret

Three young Arabeh residents enter lake on mattress and drift 100-150 meters from shore; One still missing.