missing persons

57 days later:

Missing man declared kidnapped in Gaza

New evidence shows man missing from Gaza region was kidnapped by Hamas.

Family of missing man learns he was murdered

Family of Ravid Katz, father of three missing since October 7, learns of his death.

48 days later:

Search for the Oct 7 victims continues

The Israel Dog Unit continues to check every place where the remains of the Oct. 7th massacre victims could be found.

Following Oct. 7 massacre:

Archaeologists ID remains of at least 10 people believed missing

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists aid IDF in efforts identify remains in homes burnt by Hamas terrorists in October 7 massacre.

Three days later:

Dozens of missing are found alive in Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha

National emergency command center receives tipoff regarding group of civilians in distress - and locates 30 missing people.

Captives coordinator:

'We have lost the best of our sons and daughters'

Newly appointed Coordinator for the Captives and Missing Brig.-Gen. Gal Hirsch says: We are in the midst of a difficult war.

Historic rescue training course in Samaria

For the first time ever, Israeli rescue organizations earned American National Association For Search And Rescue certification.

New York:

Missing 9-year-old girl found safe

New York State Police announce that Charlotte Sena, who went missing while on a bike ride, has been found. Suspect in custody.

Search ongoing for man vanished after collision near Haifa

Volunteers in the search were accosted by residents who prevented them from reaching parts of the region.

Missing Person or Murderer:

Hostile confrontations in search for missing man near Haifa

Witnesses claim driver who fled the scene of a collision crashed as part of an attack against an Arab community.

Man rescued after being stuck in elevator for a day

An eighty-year-old man was missing for a day after being trapped in an elevator for nearly twenty-four hours.

Midnight search near Mazkeret Batya

A disappearance from the Rehovot area sparked a search effort that lasted throughout the night and into the next day.

Two girls kidnapped by their mother located

Sisters Sara and Liba Goldschmidt, who were born in the US and were visiting Israel, located.

Two girls suspected kidnapped by their mother

Two girls from the United States are suspected to have been kidnapped by their mother to prevent them returning to their father's custody.

Missing hiker located near Sea of Galilee

A hiker who had been out of contact for several days was found alive and well in northern Israel.

Two lost Palestinian Authority children located in Israeli town

Two children who had gone missing from the Palestinian Authority over Shabbat were found in a nearby Israeli town.

Body of missing man located near Haifa

Body of a man who had been gone for three weeks located near Haifa.

Northern Israel's emergency forces prepare for stranded hikers

A meeting was held in Tzfat to prepare all emergency forces for the missing person cases that may occur over summer vacation.

Search for missing Haifa man enters fifth day

The Israel Dog Unit, a Samaria-based SAR organization, and volunteers from local kibbutzim are searcing through heat and rough terrain.

IDU teams up with medical experts to find Alzheimer's patients

Experts on dementia meet search and rescue teams from the Israel Dog Unit to study how best to search for dementia victims.

Minister of Galilee visits Meron search and rescue station

Minister Yitzchak Wasserlauf met with the volunteers working to solve several disappearances in the Galilee region.

Missing man rescued in Ashkelon

A seventy-five-year-old man was located alive after two days wandering around Ashkelon, just before plunging into the nearby woods.

Tragic end:

Five people on board missing submarine are dead

Authorities say submersible which went missing near the wreckage of the Titanic imploded and killed everyone on board.

Israel Dog Unit trains canine operators from across Israel

A special workshop held today introduced dog handlers to a series of fundamentals for use of working dogs in several applications.

Israel Dog Unit bids farewell to heroic search dog

Aisha, a 14-year-old Malinois, had taken part in numerous rescue missions before passing away yesterday.

Special conference for families of missing persons in Tel Aviv

Families with missing loved ones came together to hear from professionals in the field of locating the missing.

Appreciation event for team who retrieved Israeli from Jordan

Appreciation event in Kiryat Malachi honors the individuals who helped retrieve an Israeli man from a Jordanian hospital.

After 2 years:

Missing Israeli man found in Jordanian hospital

Man who suffered PTSD from a rocket strike near his home as a child reunites with his family 2 years after disappearing.

Families of missing persons meet search and rescue workers

Israel Dog Unit hosts event allowing families of missing persons to meet the volunteers searching for their loved ones.

IDU saves woman in Haifa

Volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit saved an elderly woman lost in the woods near Haifa this morning.

Appeal for public assistance locating missing persons in Meron

Three people have gone missing in the Meron area, and never been found. The public celebrating Lag B'Omer there is asked to help find them.

Israel Dog Unit saves a life near Sderot

Sara Tautang was found after being missing for forty hours, in a state of heat exhaustion, by an Israel Dog Unit volunteer.

Israel Dog Unit remembers the fallen and the missing

The Israel Dog Unit remembers both its volunteers killed during their service in the IDF and those whose fate was never known.

After four days: Missing yeshiva student found dead

Body of 22-year-old yeshiva student who went swimming in Kinneret is pulled from lake by IDF.

Israel Dog unit runs joint exercise with IDF officers' course

Potential IDF officers came to the Israel Dog unit to learn the organization's capabilities in responding to various kinds of emergencies.

One year later:

Missing teen's mother visits search area

This past Sunday, Giti Kleinerman visited the place where her son Avraham Moshe vanished.

Israel Dog Unit holds search and rescue drill for police

The Israel Dog Unit led a simulated search to train a senior officers' course in finding missing people.

Ashkelon:

Two people missing after crane collapses due to storm

Crane at power plant in Ashkelon collapses due to stormy weather. One person rescued in light condition, searches underway for two others.

Search for missing woman turns dangerous

A live grenade and a hostile suspect challenged searchers looking for a Haifa woman missing from her home.

Urgent call to save man missing in Be'er Sheva

A patient in immediate need of life-saving surgery has disappeared from Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva.

Stranded hiker rescued from Nahal Amud nature preserve

A 60-year-old man was located after hours spent walking, with no water or any way to find a trail out of the forest.

British actor Julian Sands missing in California mountains

Sands, 65, was first reported missing Friday on a trail on Mt. Baldy. Search and rescue crews continue looking for him.

One year later:

Missing Israeli found on Egyptian border

An Israeli man reported missing a year ago has been located on the Israeli-Egyptian border near Eilat.

Missing Jerusalem man rescued from extreme cold

The Israel Dog Unit located a man in the early hours of Sunday morning, saving him from extreme cold and preexisting medical conditions.

Israel Dog Unit Spokesman:

"Missing persons can be found even after years"

The Israel Dog Unit conducted renewed searches in the Mount Meron and Safed area for the three missing people in the area. The chances and t

Police need your help:

Missing teen last seen near Kochav Hashachar

Yitzhak ben Eliyahu was last seen yesterday (December 7th) near Kochav Hashachar in Binyamin.

One month later, missing man laid to rest

Ilan Zack has been laid to rest after a month of searching and a request to Interpol for help.

Moishe Klienerman

Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks out on missing haredi teen

250 days since Moishe Kleinerman disappeared, incoming National Security Minister calls on Haredi children to complain against main suspect.

Mother of child missing for 250 days: Time to solve the mystery

Mother of Moishe Kleinerman asks anyone with information about person who harmed haredi youths to come forward.

Two teens missing, only one found

Two haredi teens made headlines this week - one for being found, and one for still being missing.

Samaria dog unit trains dogs to protect Jordan Valley kibbutzim

The Israel Dog Unit is training working dogs to help Jordan Valley communities defend themselves in case of terrorism or disaster.

Coordinator for Captives and Missing Persons steps down

Yaron Blum to step down on October 31 after 5 years of being in charge of efforts to return Israel's missing.

Mother of missing teen buys him balloon and birthday present

Gitty Kleinerman, who believes her son Moishe is still alive, purchases a birthday gift and balloon for his 17th birthday.

Missing since Yom Kippur

Vanished woman may have been been victim of nationalist crime

Search and rescue director fears missing woman fell victim to nationalist violence.

Ohio:

Woman looking for dog finds body of woman missing since 2017

Ohio resident searching for her dog in the woods stumbles upon body of area woman missing since 2017.

Missing boy's mother buys him clothes for brother's bar mitzva

Gitty Kleinerman, whose son Moishe has been missing nearly 6 months, says she has a 'strong feeling' he'll be home for brother's bar mitzva.

Have you seen him?

Police asking for help in search for missing teen

The youth was last seen on August 27 at the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem.

Moishe Kleinerman:

Police call on IDF to assist in search for missing 16-year-old

"We have ways and means Israel Police doesn't have," says IDF Major. "We'll do our very best to find Moishe."

Parents of missing child contact police - hours later

Parents of missing three-year-old contact police just prior to child being transferred to foster care.

Israel Dog Unit searching for missing man in Yavneh

36-year-old Asiyan Natan vanished without a trace three days ago. Authorities are growing increasingly worried for his safety.