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4-Year-Old Found Safe After 24 Hours Missing on Nitzanim Beach

7/26/2026

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Israel police and rescue teams found 4-year-old Yuval Kogan safe on Nitzanim Beach on July 24, 2026, after more than 24 hours missing.
Two horse-riding volunteers discovered the child while searching the shoreline.
Police, Shin Bet, the Israel Dog Unit and volunteers searched from Hofit Beach to Nitzanim with helicopters, divers and over 500 drones.
Mother Dina warned the child might have been kidnapped.
She urged the public to help.

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Story summary

Israel police and rescue teams found 4-year-old Yuval Kogan safe on Nitzanim Beach on July 24, 2026, after more than 24 hours missing.
Two horse-riding volunteers discovered the child while searching the shoreline.
Police, Shin Bet, the Israel Dog Unit and volunteers searched from Hofit Beach to Nitzanim with helicopters, divers and over 500 drones.
Mother Dina warned the child might have been kidnapped.
She urged the public to help.