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Parents Demand Shin Bet Take Over Missing Haymanot Case

8/17/2026

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Parents of 9-year-old Haymanot Kasau demanded Commissioner Danny Levy and Lahav 433 chief Meni Binyamin transfer the case to Shin Bet.
Haymanot has been missing for 902 days after disappearing from a Safed absorption center.
On August 12, 2026 supporters protested near Shin Bet offices in Tel Aviv, urging chief David Zini to deploy intelligence.
Parents compared the rapid “Friday night” recovery of Mali and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina with the stalled search for Haymanot.

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Parents of 9-year-old Haymanot Kasau demanded Commissioner Danny Levy and Lahav 433 chief Meni Binyamin transfer the case to Shin Bet.
Haymanot has been missing for 902 days after disappearing from a Safed absorption center.
On August 12, 2026 supporters protested near Shin Bet offices in Tel Aviv, urging chief David Zini to deploy intelligence.
Parents compared the rapid “Friday night” recovery of Mali and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina with the stalled search for Haymanot.