missing persons

Search for Yoram Hillel resumes, family offers cash reward

Family of Yoram Hillel Fliter, missing since November, hires private investigator, offers cash prize for information leading to his return.

Flagstaff, Arizona

Searches underway for missing Jewish boy

The nine-year-old was reportedly last seen walking with his family towards a parking lot near a forested area when he suddenly disappeared.

Search for man vanished near Ein Hud continues

Itamar Schlesinger disappeared following a car accident in northern Israel last September. Searchers are still working to uncover his fate.

Tel Sheva:

Missing child found lifeless in a refrigerator

Faraj Assem, 12, was found inside a refrigerator near his home after being missing for a day. It is estimated that he got stuck in the refrigerator until he suffocated.

Report:

New developments in search for missing teen

Police suspect that Solomon Abramov, recently extradited to Israel, may have information on the March 2022 disappearance of Moishe Kleinerman.

New details about missing girl's disappearance

During a Knesset committee meeting, it was revealed that several days before nine-year-old Hymanut Kassou's disappearance, someone had attempted to kidnap her. Her father related

Bilha Yinon, last missing person from October 7, was murdered

IDF informs family of Bilha Yinon that after 10 months, it has been determined that Bilha was murdered during the Hamas massacre.

Search for missing girl continues in Tzfat

Hymanut Kassou disappeared 162 days ago in Tzfat. Searchers continued an intensive hunt for any clues to her whereabouts on Monday.

Israeli coordinator for hostages and missing meets US counterpart

In Washington meeting, Israeli coordinator for hostages and missing Gal Hirsch meets US Deputy Special Envoy Dustin Stewart, discussing efforts on behalf of both countries' captive and missing.

Bodies of Israelis missing in Philippines located

Yitzhak Cohen and partner Geneva Lopez, who disappeared last month while traveling in the Philippines, are found dead.

Four months later:

Search for missing 9-year-old continues in Tzfat

Hymanut Kassou vanished more than 120 days ago in the Tzfat area, leading to a mass search effort that has carried on for nearly four months.

Israeli couple missing in the Philippines, car found torched

Yitzhak Cohen and partner Geneva Lopez have been missing in the Philippines since Friday, reports say.

Tragedy in Ramla:

Woman vanished from home, located dead just hours later

The Israel Dog Unit located the missing woman deceased after a full night of searching Ramla and surrounding fields, less than 24 hours after she was declared missing.

'Help find my father!'

Daughter of missing man appeals for public's help

The daughters of Daniel Denan urge the public to help locate him after he vanished without a trace from their home in Afula.

Israel Dog Unit saves missing man in Galilee

Avishai Peretz, 35, was located alive after 24 hours of continuous searches in northern Israel.

High-risk search underway in Afula region

Daniel Denan, 65, is considered to be in significant danger after all contact with him was lost on June 2nd.

Special workshop trains rescue dog handlers

The Israel Dog Unit is working hard to prepare the next generation of dog handlers for the increased threats on multiple borders.

Israel Dog Unit finds missing man's remains after search

The search was carried on through Friday night and into Shabbat due to significant fear for the man's life.

High-risk search underway in Sharon region

Shalev Dehan, 23, is considered to be in significant danger after all contact with him was lost on May 6th.

‘Binny, you were one big heart’

Teen murdered by terrorists laid to rest

Binyamin Achimeir, the teenager who was brutally murdered by terrorists on Friday, was laid to rest today in the Har Hamenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem.

Searcher who found teen:

'We found the body in the field, it was a planned attack'

Col. (Res.) Hezi Nehama, the former commander of the Menashe Brigade, participated in the search for Binyamin Achimair, who was found murdered over Shabbat.

Missing Jewish shepherd found dead

Body of Binyamin Achimeir, 14, located by IDF.

Mass search underway for missing teen in Binyamin

Hundreds of volunteers are searching for a 14-year-old shepherd after his flock returned to his farm without him.

Missing man's 'birthday party'

Instead of celebrating his 32nd birthday with him, Yoram Fliter's family is urging the public to come forward with information that might lead to his whereabouts.

Missing teen Shlomo Kleinerman is found alive and well

Shlomo Kleinerman, 14, found hours after running away from yeshiva in Kiryat Malachi.

Ethiopian MK:

'Don't forget missing 9 year old'

MK Tsega Melaku spoke to Arutz Sheva and called for increased efforts to search for the nine-year-old girl who disappeared from an absorption center in Tzfat and has not been found.

Ben-Gvir joins search for missing girl

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir joined the search for the missing girl Hymanut Kassou, who disappeared from Tzfat sixteen days ago.

153 days later:

Search for massacre victims still underway

Months later, victims of the October 7th massacre are still unaccounted for, and the search for them in the Gaza border region continues.

Breakthrough:

Missing volunteer's car located near Beit Shemesh

Yoram Fliter vanished while volunteering to help victims of the October 7th massacre. A new discovery could help search teams find what became of him.

Search for missing girl enters eighth day

Thousands of searchers have been working around the clock in the Tzfat region, but have yet to find any trace of the missing 9-year-old Hymanut Kassou.

'ISA must join search for missing girl'

One of the organizations searching Tzfat for a missing nine-year-old girl calls for immediate involvement of the ISA to help find her, as long as a terrorist incident cannot be ruled out.

Video captures last time missing girl was seen

9-year-old Haymanut Kasau has been missing since Sunday night when she disappeared after distributing election leaflets in Tzfat.

9-year-old girl missing in Tzfat

Widespread search efforts are underway for a girl who disappeared two days ago from her house in southern Tzfat.

Body of man struck by train found near Route 1

Shlomo Samet had been missing for three days before his remains were found near railroad tracks along Route 1.

Missing woman rescued from winter storm

Israel Dog Unit volunteers locate and save a woman after 36 hours of searching through wind, cold, and rain.

118 days later:

Israel Dog Unit continues search for Oct. 7 victims

Searches are still underway to determine the fate of the October 7th massacre victims.

The last rescue of 2023

The Israel Dog Unit helps find a missing person in a midnight search in the Tzfat region.

Israel Dog Unit raises alert status in northern Israel

New dogs and handlers are being trained at an increased rate to prepare the organization for any emergency.

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.