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Herzog Says Shin Bet Helps Search for Missing Haymanot

8/26/2026

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President Isaac Herzog announced Shin Bet is assisting the search for missing nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.
Haymanot vanished on February 25, 2024 near the Safed Jewish Agency absorption center after school.
Parents Tesfai and Benchi Kasau wrote to Shin Bet chief David Zini on August 24, 2026 demanding agency takeover.
Army Radio said Shin Bet’s involvement is unusual because it usually handles nationalist, espionage or state-security cases.

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President Isaac Herzog announced Shin Bet is assisting the search for missing nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.
Haymanot vanished on February 25, 2024 near the Safed Jewish Agency absorption center after school.
Parents Tesfai and Benchi Kasau wrote to Shin Bet chief David Zini on August 24, 2026 demanding agency takeover.
Army Radio said Shin Bet’s involvement is unusual because it usually handles nationalist, espionage or state-security cases.